A California 1st grade teacher is garnering backlash after posting a social media video of herself flipping an American flag upside down in her classroom. She also posted an “Abolish ICE” sign on her classroom wall as well.
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Now, the San Diego Unified School District is investigating the incident after the video went viral on social media. Bailey Hill Ringer is a 1st grade teacher at Audubon Elementary School. She posted the 22-second clip on social media. It was quickly reshared across TikTok.
In the video, the 1st grade teacher removed the American flag from her classroom wall. She then rehanged it upside down. The entire clip is set to “The Hanging Tree” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. She also then stapled an “Abolish ICE” sign beside the flag.
1st Grade Teacher Draws Backlash
It’s clearly a political move on the educator’s part. After the video went viral, the 1st grade teacher reportedly removed it from her TikTok. But it had already been shared across the internet. Now, critics of the move are demanding that she be fired from her role as a teacher.
They dubbed the actions as “unacceptable.”…