Mackenzie Shirilla’s father is facing fallout after he spoke out about his daughter’s murder case.

Steve Shirilla—who was featured in the Netflix documentary The Crash—confirmed to News 19 that he’d been placed on administrative leave by the Mary Queen of Peace School in Cleveland, Ohio amid the private school’s investigation into his alleged activities.

Although the school didn’t name Steve—who works as an art and digital media teacher—, they confirmed in a statement to Oxygen.com that one of their employees had been put on leave.

“Administrators at Mary Queen of Peace School in Cleveland are investigating allegations made on social media that one of its teachers has demonstrated poor judgement,” they said. “Upon learning of the allegation, the school acted immediately and placed the teacher on administrative leave.”

The spokesperson said the school’s investigation remains ongoing.

“The health and wellbeing of its students are among the highest priorities for Mary Queen of Peace School,” the statement continued, “and its leadership team takes all allegations of poor judgment very seriously.”

What Happened to Mackenzie Shirilla?

Steve’s teen daughter Mackenzie Shirilla was behind the wheel on July 31, 2022 when she crashed into the brick wall of a building, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and friend Davion Flanagan.

Though Mackenzie and her family insisted the crash was an accident, investigators charged her with murder after finding evidence to suggest Mackenzie had pressed the accelerator “to its full extent” and never applied the brakes, according to a statement from the Cuyahuga County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. The car was also found to have “no defects” that could have caused the crash.

Investigators also noted that Mackenzie, who was 17 at the time, had a volatile relationship with Dominic and had allegedly been overheard by a witness threatening to “wreck this car right now” just weeks before the incident, according to court records filed in the Ohio Supreme Court.

Mackenzie was found guilty in August 2023 of four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and is currently serving out a sentence of 15 years to life.

Steve Shirilla Said He Didn’t Have a Problem With Daughter Smoking Marijuana

Netflix’s The Crash, released May 15, revisits the harrowing case and includes commentary from Steve and his wife Natalie Shirilla, who continue to insist their daughter is innocent.

At one point in the documentary, Steve defended his daughter’s regular use of marijuana as a teen, much of which was documented on social media.

“I knew she smoked dope,” he said. “I don’t have a problem with her smoking dope. I don’t have a problem with me smoking it. I don’t have a problem with you smoking it. If you’re gonna take a drug, that’s the one I believe you should take. You know, it’s better than alcohol. It’s better than all the other crap.”

At another point in the documentary, Mackenzie was accused of bullying her peers.

“The school records showed one incident after the next of disrespect to teachers and fellow students,” Assistant Prosecutor Tim Troup alleged in The Crash. “You just get a general picture of someone who does not have a lot of adult oversight.”

In response, Steve explained how he’d handled one particular incident when his daughter was suspended from the last day of school.

“I had to get off work and come get her and I walked in, I looked at my daughter and she’s sobbing and I go, ‘Did you do it?’ She looked at me and goes, ‘No’ and I know when my daughter lies,” he told producers. “I go, ‘Good enough for me, let’s go’ and I walked her out.”

Steve told News 19 that  he had been unhappy by the way the film was edited and said it did not give a complete picture of his comments.

Oxygen.com reached out to Steve for additional comment, but did not receive an immediate reply.

Its unclear whether the comments made in the documentary influenced the school’s decision to place him on administrative leave.