Tune in to FOX 11 Los Angeles for the latest Southern California news. Kristin Pitzen, a California teacher has been reportedly removed from teaching after a video of her went viral where she said she encouraged her students to pledge allegiance to a gay pride flag and also boasted she removed the American flag from her classroom. "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. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles A California school district is investigating a teacher after she posted a video admitting that she encouraged her students to pledge allegiance to a.
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The video has meanwhile garnered backlash on social media, including from former acting director of national intelligence Ric Grenell. "We follow due process and our investigation continues," the statement continued. The district released an updated statement Monday, stating that the teacher is no longer in the classroom. We take matters like this seriously and will be taking action to address it." By Katherine Fung On 8/30/21 at 5:13 PM EDT 5 LGBTQ+ Pride Flags And What They Mean News Teacher Students School LGBTQ A California teacher has been 'removed from the classroom' after posts on. 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. A California teacher is being investigated for saying she removed the US flag from her classroom and encouraged students to instead pledge allegiance to a gay pride banner, district officials said. The school district released the following statement, "We are aware of this incident and are investigating. A California teacher is being investigated for removing the US flag from her classroom and encouraged students to pledge allegiance to a gay pride banner.
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The Newport Mesa School District said the incident is under investigation, but could not provide more details as it does not "discuss employee related matters." And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter.