“What kind of parent would allow their child to be taught by this wacko? Why are parents turning their kids over to someone they don’t know? I’d like to talk to people who think this is good?!?” Grenell wrote on Twitter, accompanied by the video. The teacher, Kristen Pitzen, from Back Bay High School in Costa Mesa, Calif., posted a video to Tik Tok in which she describes her class’s. The video has meanwhile garnered backlash on social media, including from former acting director of national intelligence Ric Grenell. A Southern California teacher has been temporarily removed from her classroom after posting a viral video where she suggests her students pledge allegiance to a newfangled version of the gay Pride flag. We take matters like this seriously and will be taking action to address it,” public relations officer for the district, Annette Franco, told Fox News. Teacher Placed on Leave After Joking Her Students Could Pledge Allegiance to Gay Pride Flag Kristen Pitzen shared the story in a viral TikTok video, which the Newport-Mesa Unified School. While we do not discuss employee related matters, we can tell you that showing respect and honor for our nation’s flag is a value that we instill in our students and an expectation of our employees. “We are aware of this incident and are investigating.
The Newport Mesa School District told Fox News on Saturday that the incident is under investigation, but could not provide more details as it does not “discuss employee related matters.” And he like, looks around and goes, ‘Oh, that one?'” and points to the pride flag.
“In the meantime, I tell this kid, ‘We do have a flag in the class that you can pledge your allegiance to. She went on to say that one of her students asked where they should look during the pledge of allegiance since there is no American flag in the classroom. “Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag,” she said, explaining that she removed the flag during the pandemic and then whispered to the camera, “because it made me uncomfortable.” Totally fine,” she continued in the now-viral video. “So, my class decided to stand but not say the words.