The father of a convicted Ohio teen murderer was placed on administrative leave from his teaching position following comments he made in a new Netflix documentary about his daughter’s case.Steve Shirilla, an art and digital media teacher at Mary Queen of Peace School in Cleveland, was removed from the classroom after the release ofThe Crash, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. The documentary focuses on his daughter, Mackenzie Shirilla, who is serving a life sentence for the 2022 deaths of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan.School administrators confirmed the disciplinary action in a statement to Cleveland 19 News, writing that the school acted immediately to place the teacher on administrative leave while investigating social media allegations that he had “demonstrated poor judgment.” “We take all student concerns seriously and are committed to responding promptly and responsibly whenever concerns are brought forward,” the statement read.The teacher's daughter, Mackenzie Shirilla, is serving two concurrent life sentences after intentionally driving a car into a brick wall at 100 miles per hour (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction)In the documentary, Steve Shirilla appears to defend his daughter’s use of cannabis prior to the deadly collision, stating on camera: “I don't have a problem with her smoking dope. If you're going to smoke a drug, that's the one I believe you should take.”Mackenzie Shirilla was 17 years old in July 2022 when she drove her 2018 Toyota Camry into a brick building at 100 miles per hour in Strongsville, Ohio. Russo, 20, and Flanagan, 19, were pronounced dead at the scene, but Shirilla survived the crash. Investigators later determined she had intentionally accelerated, and testing revealed her THC levels exceeded the legal limit in Ohio, according to Cleveland.com.She was tried as an adult, despite being a juvenile at the time of the crash. In August 2023, Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Russo found Shirilla guilty of 12 counts, including murder and aggravated vehicular homicide, stating at the time that she “chose a course of death and destruction.”Shirilla received two concurrent life sentences and will not be eligible for parole until 2037.Steve Shirilla spoke off-camera with Cleveland 19 News, confirming his administrative leave and expressing frustration with the production. He told the outlet he was upset with how the documentary was edited, claiming that further context he provided was excluded. He also stated that he continued to believe his daughter was innocent.An anonymous parent at Mary Queen of Peace School told the outlet that Shirilla was a well-liked teacher, but his appearance in the documentary brought negative attention and threats to the elementary school, which serves children between the ages of 5 and 14.“The administrative leave he was placed on was not for actions he has done at the school itself and was as a result of the backlash of the community,” the parent told the local station, noting that Shirilla had been hired years before the crash took place. “There is no reason to be threatening an elementary school.”The school administration stated that its internal investigation into the matter was ongoing.