Watch popular content from the following creators: Phillip Manning(@pmann1), Da Kidd Wallzp(@dakiddwallzp), user9462194343138(@lauradunn904to704), Kristen(@kristenpittman), Kristen Piston(@kristenpiston) . An Indiana deputy with the Vanderburgh County Sheriffs Office was participating in basic training when he suddenly fell ill and died. Virginia School Board to Pay $1.3M in Transgender Student's Suit Over Bathroom Ban, Texas School Investigates Mother's Claim a Teacher Taped Her Son to a Chair: 'He Wouldn't Be Still', Family of 6-Year-Old Accused of Intentionally Shooting Teacher Speaks Out, Girl Recounts School Lockdown After 6-Year-Old Student Allegedly Shot Va. It is 1 June today, i.e. 'Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag,' Pitzen added. "Showing respect for our nation's flag is an important value that we instill in our students and an expectation of our employees.". Patriots, Libs of Tik Tok posted seemingly in a follow-up to the story it helped break. One of the people wrote on the Facebook post, .Let me know the address I will send you the one American Flag.. while another person wrote, Its simple. Mrs Gillingsworth, AKA Kristen Pitzen, is a teacher from Orange County, California. The Google cache for her TikTok page says it read, Your Favorite English Teacher She/They. Its no longer active. Among the criticizing personalities who judged the teacher named Pitzen, there was one former acting director of national intelligence named Ric Grenell. 0:43. We are taking this matter seriously and will investigate or address it. California Teacher Giggles About Getting Rid Of American Flag on 27th August 2021, one of their teachers created a personal social media post and created a concern related to respecting and saluting the American flag. 0:43. What's the big deal? ", The Newport-Mesa Unified School district later posted a statement to their Facebook page saying they were aware of the incident and that, "showing respect for our nations flag is an important value our district instills in our students and is an expectation of our employees. "So my class decided to stand but not say the words. one user replied. Shannon Thaler In a Facebook post, the Newport Mesa School District confirmed that he is investigating the incident. Is Biden leaving wiggle room in his decision to run for re-election? California Teacher Who Wanted Students To Pledge 'Allegiance' To Pride I emphasize that it is okay.. 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 daily ritual during announcements. 'So my class decided to stand but not say the words - totally fine,' she said. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has launched an investigation into Kristen Pitzen over the video, the district said in a statement. Teacher: 'I Just Hid Under My Desk', California School District to Pay $15.75M Over Teen's October 2019 Asthma Death, Florida Teacher Fired for Allegedly Disrupting Muslim Students in Prayer, Accusing Them of 'Magic', Former Teacher, Who Filmed OnlyFans Content in Her Classroom, Says Her Salary 'Did Not Pay Enough', Uvalde Survivors File $27 Billion Class-Action Lawsuit Against Authorities, 1 Dead, 27 Injured After Bus Carrying Brandeis University Students Crashes in Massachusetts, Andy Cohen Addresses Bill Banning LGBTQ Discussions in Fla. Schools: 'As a Gay Parent, I'm Concerned', Christian University Grads Hand School President Pride Flags in Protest of Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies, Fla. On Friday evening, one of our teachers created a personal social media post that caused alarm and concern related to saluting the American flag. The teacher derided the American flag and suggested students take the pledge of allegiance to the pride flag. Kristin Pitzen . So, my class decided to stand but not say the words. What kind of parent would allow their child to be taught by this wacko? A teacher who asked students to pledge allegiance to a Progress Pride flag has been removed from the classroom pending further investigation. 12:21 GMT 02 Sep 2021 He looks around and he goes, oh that one?. Teacher Who Rejected American Flags Gets a Patriotic Surprise After Pitzen's video has since been deleted from her TikTok, but has continued to circulate on social media. ? Grenell wrote on Twitter. Teacher Brags She Has No American Flag in Class, Here's What She Tells Its the start of June month. The Google cache for Pitzen has now deleted the Linkedin page that says that she is an English second language teacher working in the Orange County of California. Pitzen isn't getting paid to have yuks with the American flag or coerce the students in her charge to pledge allegiance to her pet cause. We take this matter seriously and are investigating and addressing it. Heavy reached out to the district superintendent to see if he wanted to make additional comment. Calif. Teacher Placed on Leave After Joking Her Students Could - Yahoo! The other teacher that made news yesterday was Gabriel Gipe. She said she 'packed it away' but doesn't know where, laughing in a way that implied otherwise, prompting the school district to open an investigation. 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We will know by the actions NMUSD takes today, wrote another. UPDATE, 8/31/21: Kristin Pitzen, the California schoolteacher who posted video to social media of herself instructing students to say the pledge of allegiance to a Progress Pride flag, has been removed from her classroom pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation by the Newport Mesa Unified School District. Nobody will miss you. Nicole Conner For Mailonline, Biden marks Pride Month by naming a global envoy on LGBTQ rights and designating Pulse Nightclub has a national memorial, 'We're ushering in a new era!' August 31 2021 4:51 PM EST. What it is We will know from the actions NMUSD takes today, wrote another. The beginning of Pride Month, he says in that video. she added as she shows the gay pride flag hung in the classroom. The Google cache for her TikTok page says it says: Your favorite English teacher her / them. It is no longer active. She said she always tells her class: 'Stand if you feel like it, don't stand if you feel like it. Kristin Pitzen, a teacher for . Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag. Screenshots of her now deleted LinkedIn page confirm the same. . As per the video reposted by Libs of TikTok on Twitter, Mrs Gillingsworths video saw her say: During third period they do the pledge of allegiance. Pitzen giggled multiple times during the video. Did Mrs Gillingsworth delete her TikTok? 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And he like, looks around and goes, Oh, that one? the teacher said beaming before turning her camera to the multicolored celebration of sin hanging in the corner. But I took it down during COVID because it made me uncomfortable. It was originally posted on the teachers TikTok page, @mrsgillingsworth, according to Libs of TikTok. TikTok One mother and school district alumna, Stephanie Cox, said a small crowd gathered nearby Monday to wave a giant American flag while passing cars honked their horns to show support. The school that the teacher is said to work at took to Twitter on August 28th to say: A personal post by a teacher about the American flag is causing alarm/concern. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District said it became aware of the video teacher Kristen Pitzen shared from her classroom at Back Bay High School on Friday and has since launched an investigation. Calif. "I'd like to share with her, if she doesn't know, about the importance of respecting the flag," Michele Vaughn, who left an American flag outside the school, told the station. But when the students said it was "kind of weird" to stand and say the pledge when there was no American flag in the room, Pitzen explained it was lost in storage at the moment and that she would do her best to find it. Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag because she had removed the Stars and Stripes from her classroom during the pandemic because It made me uncomfortable, she whispered in a theatrical manner. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Have the Pride flag, but were not saying the Pledge of Allegiance to it. Kristin Pitzen, the California schoolteacher who posted video to social media of herself instructing students to say the pledge of allegiance to a Progress Pride flag, has been removed from her classroom pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation by the Newport Mesa Unified School District Theres no excuse for letting a teacher turn his high school class into Communism 101.