Dressed in rainbow suspenders and rainbow earrings, the teacher shows off all of the pride flags she decorated the classroom with, including the transgender pride flag and the " progress pride flag" that places a "greater emphasis on 'inclusion and progression,' especially for "marginalized LGBTQ+ communities of color" and transgender people. In another video, Pitzen is seen celebrating the start of gay pride month. The teacher was identified as Kristin Pitzen, a teacher at Newport Mesa Schools in Orange County, California. A Costa Mesa teacher has been removed from the classroom after posting a widely shared TikTok video about taking down the American flag and telling students. TikTok Pitzen then shook her head and said she told the student that a flag was. flag and bragging about replacing it in her classroom with a gay pride flag. School teacher Kristin Pitzen removed the American flag from her classroom as it made her feel uncomfortable. We take matters like this seriously and will be taking action to address it." The teacher, reportedly identified as Kristin Pitzen of Newport Mesa School District in California, recorded a video where she recounted taking down the American flag, while laughing about having the kids in her class pledge to the gay pride flag instead. A California teacher posted a video that went viral, in which she can be seen mocking the U.S. The decision prompted students and parents to write a. A California high school teacher is being investigated by the school board after she revealed shed got her students to pledge allegiance to the gay pride flag instead of the American one. "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 firestorm has erupted at Auburn High School in Auburn, Alabama over a teacher’s decision to display the Pride flag in her classroom. "We are aware of this incident and are investigating," a public relations officer for the district, Annette Franco, told the outlet. The Newport Mesa School District told Fox News that the situation is being investigated. Teacher mocks the American Flag and suggests to students they can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag: - Libs of Tik Tok of Tik Tok)įox News has identified the teacher in the viral video as Kristin Pitzen, who reportedly teaches in the Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California.