Kristin Pitzen, a teacher from Orange County’s Newport Mesa School District, made a TikTok video joking about removing the American flag from her classroom because it made her feel “uncomfortable.”
Many parents became upset, believing that she was teaching students to disrespect the American flag. Instead of using the American flag, she suggested that her students pledge allegiance to the pride flag. Here’s why this caused a major backlash. In the TikTok video, which Pitzen later deleted, she explained why she took down the American flag: “It made me uncomfortable
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