School Investigates Teacher Who Said She Told Students to Pledge Allegiance to Pride Flag

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A California school district is investigating one of its teachers for encouraging students to pledge allegiance to the pride flag in place of the American flag, according to a viral video posted by the teacher and a district statement.

Fox News identified the teacher as Kristin Pitzen of Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) in Orange County, whose video was shared where she shared that she took down the American flag in her classroom because it made her “uncomfortable,” according to the video. She said through giggles that she had packed it away and hadn’t found it yet, but was “working on it.”

“We take this matter seriously and are investigating and addressing it,” NMUSD said in a statement on Facebook Saturday.

“The only thing I have to add is that the teacher is no longer in the classroom,” NMUSD Public Relations Officer Annette Franco told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We follow due process and our investigation continues. Continue reading…