{"id":703192,"date":"2021-08-31T12:51:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=703192"},"modified":"2021-08-31T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:51:08","slug":"pledge-allegiance-to-the-queers-teacher-faces-official-investigation-after-viral-tiktok-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pledge-allegiance-to-the-queers-teacher-faces-official-investigation-after-viral-tiktok-video\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pledge Allegiance To The Queers\u2019 Teacher Faces Official Investigation After Viral TikTok Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpledge-allegiance-to-the-queers-teacher-faces-official-investigation-after-viral-tiktok-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=703192&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AmericanFlag.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A California teacher faces an official investigation after videos surfaced of her detailing the removal of the American flag from her classroom. In one video, she said that she told a student that he could pledge allegiance to a gay pride flag instead.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The teacher, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-teacher-pledge-of-allegiance-pride-flag\"><span>identified<\/span><\/a><span> as Kristen Pitzen by Fox News, teaches in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, in Orange County, California. She described her approach to the Pledge of Allegiance during her class in a now-viral TikTok <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1431375675903053829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1431375675903053829%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fcalifornia-teacher-pledge-of-allegiance-pride-flag\"><span>video<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the video, she says that she lets students make up their own minds about whether they want to stand or recite the pledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>So, my class decided to stand but not say the words. Totally fine. Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag. It used to be there,\u201d she said pointing to the classroom wall. \u201cBut I took it down during Covid because it made me uncomfortable. I packed it away, and I don\u2019t know where. I haven\u2019t found it yet.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Apparently, one day, a student told her that it was strange the class just stood and had no flag to look to during the pledge. Laughing, Pitzen said she told him that she was \u201cworking on it\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn the meantime, I tell this kid, we do have a flag in the class that you can \u2018pledge your allegiance to,\u201d Pitzen said pointing to the pride flag displayed on the wall. In an earlier video, she gave a tour of her classroom showing the different rainbow flags she had put up for Pride Month, saying at one point, \u201cI pledge allegiance to the queers.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Saturday, the New-Mesa Unified School District announced on Facebook that it was looking into the videos.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOn Friday evening, one of our teachers created a personal social media post that caused alarm and concern related to saluting the American flag. Showing respect for our nation\u2019s flag is an important value our District instills in our students and is an expectation of our employees,\u201d the school district posted. \u201cWe take this matter seriously and are investigating and addressing it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A spokeswoman for the school district <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/30\/ca-teacher-encouraged-students-to-pledge-gay-pride-flag-video\/\"><span>told<\/span><\/a><span> the New York Post that they were \u201ctaking action to address it.\u201d The videos have since disappeared off of Pitzen\u2019s TikTok account.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response to the video, Richard Grenell, a former Acting Director of National Intelligence during the Trump administration, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1431602881396891649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1431602881396891649%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.nbcnews.com%2FD0fuWJs%3Fapp%3D1\"><span>tweeted<\/span><\/a><span> out, \u201c<\/span><span>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\u2019t know? I\u2019d like to talk to people who think this is good?!?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In recent years, the Pledge of Allegiance has become a contentious political issue with many in the sports world refusing to stand for the anthem during sporting events. Many NFL and NBA athletes have all chosen to protest the playing of the anthem. The debate is also vigorous in state education.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Just last week, the Daily Wire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/youre-focusing-on-the-fing-pledge-of-allegiance-get-the-f-out-of-here-woman-berates-iowa-state-rep\"><span>highlighted<\/span><\/a><span> the furious phone call Iowa State Representative Carter Nordam (R-IA) got for adding an amendment to a bill requiring K-12 schools to lead their students in the pledge every day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nordam told Fox, \u201c<\/span><span>I thought it was important to show what we are up against. Some people have a lot of hatred for this country and have a lot of hatred for what the United States stands for. I think the Pledge of Allegiance can unite us all and do a lot of good for everybody, regardless of your race, your gender, your religion, your sexuality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California teacher faces an official investigation after videos surfaced of her detailing the removal of the American flag from her classroom. 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