A woman who posed seminude for an online entertainment site in October 2016 for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump has sued the Connecticut private school that fired her in the wake of the photo shoot.

Chelsy Zelasko posed for six pictures in which American flags and firearms covered her nude body. Her employer, Madison-based Grove School, then fired her in April after she refused to resign, according to a lawsuit filed in New Haven Superior Court.

But Zelasko alleges the 85-year-old boarding and day school violated her First Amendment  freedom of expression rights when it fired her.

The school has not responded to the suit. No lawyer has entered an appearance on its behalf, and executive director Peter Chorney declined to comment Tuesday.

The school has approximately 160 students, according to its website.

The dispute stems from website BetterThanTheWeekend.com's publication of the photos days before the November 2016 presidential election. That website, which debuted in 2016, has a running feature in which it highlights ordinary people posing seminude. Other similar posts included a feature on a mayoral candidate in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and one of an illegal immigrant answering questions on his dream of becoming an American citizen.

Zelasko's photo spread included an interview with the teacher on immigration policy, Hillary Clinton, the Second Amendment and other topics.

The lawsuit alleges Grove School administrators became aware of the photo shoot in April, two months after they hired the Pennsylvania native as a teacher. It claims Zelasko was well within her rights under the First Amendment to pose for the article.

But the school thought otherwise.

'Your credibility is now a major concern'

The lawsuit alleges Chorney, the executive director, contacted Zelasko on April 3 and asked her to leave the job, but the teacher refused.

According to the complaint, Zelasko sent Chorney an email saying, “I am not going to resign for expressing my views that I believe in and exercising my constitutional rights.”

In response, according to the lawsuit, Chorney wrote back: “The issue is about role-modeling for emotionally fragile kids and holding oneself to a higher standard as an educator. Your credibility is now a major concern.”

In a subsequent letter soon after, the lawsuit says, Chorney fired Zelasko. In the termination letter, according to the suit, Chorney wrote: “We viewed and read these postings and saw that some photos use assault weapons to cover your private parts. In one photo, you are covering your breasts with American flags and sticking out your tongue.”

The Chorney letter continues: “Although you have been a capable teacher so far, you can no longer serve that role for us. We do not believe you can serve as a role model for these adolescents, as a school with a public presence and a community identity.”

Chorney declined to comment for this article and the school does not have a legal department.

Zelasko, the lawsuit said, believes she was fired for exercising her freedom of expressions, and “in particular, her fervent support for then-candidate Donald J. Trump, and her vocal promotion of Second Amendment rights.”

The lawsuit, which claims Zelasko has suffered “significant emotional distress,” seeks punitive damages, attorney fees and reinstatement of front pay.

Zelasko's attorney, Cicchiello & Cicchiello associate Matthew Paradisi, was in court all day Tuesday and was not available for comment by press time.