WATCH: Teacher Kicks Out Students For Wearing 'Make America Great Again' T shirts

A high school mathematics teacher, who asked two students wearing T-shirts with the "Make America Great Again" slogan to step out of her class, prompted the school district authorities to apologize to the students and their parents. The incident took place Aug. 31 at River Ridge High School in Cherokee County, Georgia.

The teacher's name has not been released by the school district, but she was identified as Lyn Orletsky by Turning Point News, a young-adult driven social news site. The website obtained footage where the teacher can be seen asking the students to leave the classroom.

In the video uploaded on the website, the teacher can be seen telling the students that they can wear the T-shirts bearing President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan in other classes, but not in her class. "Just like you cannot wear a Swastika to school, you cannot wear 'Make America Great Again' like that. Plz go...Plz go for at least this class," she said.

In a statement released Sept. 3, Cherokee County School District said the teacher's actions were wrong as the "Make America Great Again" shirts are not a violation of the school district dress code. "The school’s Principal immediately met with and apologized to these students and their families. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower is deeply sorry that this incident happened in one of our schools; it does not reflect his expectation that all students be treated equally and respectfully by our employees," the statement said.

Soon after the video of the incident was circulated on social media, local officials reacted to it. Rep. Earl Ehrhart (R-Georgia 36th District) told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “It’s just shocking – you can’t do that to kids... That’s so wrong on so many levels. That individual doesn’t need to be anywhere near a classroom ever again.”

Ehrhart said he also contacted Rep. Mandi Ballinger (R-Georgia 23rd District) about the incident. Ballinger told The AJC: "The action has been soundly condemned by the Board of Education and the students were apologized to...I'm glad the school district upheld the students’ right to free speech.”

Rep. John Carson (R-Georgia 46th District) expressed shock at the incident and called it "absolutely despicable." He told The AJC in an email: "It's ironic to me that the political left claims to promote free speech, but then attempts to silence conservative free speech."

This is not the first time a school teacher has reacted in this manner after Trump was elected in November. Just two days after Trump's presidential victory, a social studies teacher from California, Frank Navarro, was placed on paid leave after it was learned that he took a class comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany. After few days, Navarro was reinstated when the superintendent called the lesson "a very appropriate academic comparison for a social studies teacher to make," The Charlotte Observer reported.

Another similar incident was reported the same month when a math teacher in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was put on administrative leave after she projected an image of Trump firing former President Barack Obama in his classroom, AL.com reported.

Parents shared pictures from the teacher's classroom on social media and Russell Howard, a Tuscaloosa native but not a parent, sent photographs from the classroom to AL.com, saying: "After an extremely divisive election, what message does this send to the students in his classroom? An educator has absolutely no right to advance their ideals and beliefs onto students."