'So my class decided to stand, but not say the words. 'I always tell my class, stand if you feel like it, don't stand if you feel like it, say the words if you want, you don't have to say the words,' Pitzen said in the viral video. In a video shared to Twitter on Friday, Pitzen described how her students have the option to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in her English class. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. We follow due process and our investigation continues.'Īlthough the district has refrained from identifying the teacher, reports have named her as Kristin Pitzen. An online video by an OC teacher suggesting her students say the pledge of allegiance to a gay pride flag went viral. She continued, 'The teacher is no longer in the classroom. Showing respect for our nation's flag is an important value that we instill in our students and an expectation of our employees,' district spokeswoman Annette Franco wrote in an email.
'We are aware that one of our teachers posted a video on their personal social media that caused alarm and concern related to saluting the American flag. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District confirmed to Newsweek the teacher is no longer instructing classes while the district continues to investigate the incident. flag, which had been missing from the classroom. A California teacher has been 'removed from the classroom' after posts on social media showed she encouraged students to pledge allegiance to a gay pride banner instead of a U.S.
