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. News outlets report that 28-year . I always tell my class stand if you feel like it, dont stand if you feel like it, say the words if you want, dont have to say the words. I always tell my class, Stand if you feel like it, dont stand if you feel like it, say the words if you want, dont have to say the words.. It was originally posted on the teachers TikTok page, @mrsgillingsworth, according to TikToks Libs. 'We take matters like this seriously and will be taking action to address it.'. 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BREAKING: @NatomasUSD, the district that employs #antifa member Gabriel Gipe, has announced he has been placed on paid leave & that they'll take steps to fire him. In the meantime, I tell this kid, we do have a flag in the class that you can pledge allegiance to and he goes oh that one?. On Friday evening, i.e. Are there really people so deluded they think hes a hero? Pitzen laughed several times during the video. An Indiana deputy with the Vanderburgh County Sheriffs Office was participating in basic training when he suddenly fell ill and died. The Google cache for her TikTok page says it read, Your Favorite English Teacher She/They. Its no longer active. I got you, she explained, though she laughed and signaled that she really had no such intention. Who is Kayla Lemieux, the viral Canadian teacher with prosthetic breasts? 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!' Pitzen's video has since been deleted from her TikTok, but has continued to circulate on social media. While the investigation continues, Pitzen has been . 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. Copyright 2023 The Washington Times, LLC Kristen Pitzen in the TikTok video that has caused controversy online (Twitter/libsoftiktok) A teacher is being investigated by her school after revealing in a TikTok that she jokingly encouraged students to pledge allegiance to the Pride flag. She was listed as an English teacher at Back Bay High School on a now-deleted website page. She added that during the third period, we would have an announcement saying to take a pledge of allegiance. 648 Followers, 576 Following, 494 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Kristen Pitzen (@kristen.pitzen) Radical leftist teacher Kristin Pitzen was removed from the classroom and a community has come together in an outpouring of patriotic support after parents learned that she told a student to pledge allegiance to the LGBT rainbow flag and shockingly, it happened in Orange County, California. 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. Actor Tom Sizemore, who starred in the film "Saving Private Ryan" has died at the age of 61 after suffering a brain aneurysm. A video posted by the Back Bay High School teacher . Pitzen . "We are aware of this incident and are investigating," a public relations officer for the district, Annette Franco, told the outlet. We take this matter with extreme seriousness and are investigating and addressing it.. The teacher is no longer in the classroom., Showing respect for our nations flag is an important value that we instill in our students and an expectation of our employees, Ms. Franco said. Have the Pride flag, but were not saying the Pledge of Allegiance to it. Except for the fact that she didnt have a flag but it used to be there. 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Kristin Pitzen is a teacher from Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California, who is in a viral video suggesting students say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag. She showed off pride flags throughout her classroom. Kristin Pitzen is a teacher who belongs to California. Small American flags are placed around the Back Bay and Monte Vista High . Its the start of June month. We take matters like this seriously and will be taking action to address it.. "A non-free country does, though. Shameful, another wrote. When a student asked her what to do during the schools daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance without the Stars and Stripes, she directed him to the rainbow flag she hung in her classroom. Their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages are also removed. That teacher has been removed from her classroom pending the conclusion of an investigation: 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. While the investigation continues, Pitzen has been placed on administrative leave. Former acting director of national intelligence Ric Grenell was among those who criticized Pitzen for the video. A California teacher faces an official investigation after videos surfaced of her detailing the removal of the American flag from her classroom. English teacher Kristin Pitzen was driven off social media by outraged conservatives and has been at least temporarily removed from her classroom. The school district has since said it is investigating the incident. Kristin Pitzen is a teacher from Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California, who is in a viral video suggesting students say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag. But I removed it during COVID because it bothered me. At the conclusion of the announcements, the pledge of allegiance is recited, and Pitzen claims to allow the students to participate however they see fit. Former President Donald Trump laid out his "Quantum Leap" proposal on Friday, calling for new modern "freedom cities" and flying cars. I emphasize that it is okay.. She took the flag down during the COVID because it made her uncomfortable. The School District is investigating the video, which was created on August 27, 2021. Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com. they are, maybe Pitzen and her ilk have finally awoken the sleeping giant. Newport-Mesa Unified School District. The video was shared by the Twitter Page Libs of Tiktok where it went viral and got more than one million views. 'Reciting a pledge to any flag is cringe,' one user commented. On Tuesday, the news station reported that several miniature American flags and gay pride flags were propped up around the school by area residents and parents. Its simple. 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 an additional comment. She left her career in the insurance industry to become a freelance writer and stay-at-home mother. Newport-Mesa USD (@nmusd) August 28, 2021. Government teacher Gabriel Gipe is under fire for boasting about his flying an Antifa flag at Inderkum High School and explaining that he has only "180 days to turn them into revolutionaries." That controversy comes just days after another California teacher, Kristen Pitzen, boasted how she removed the American flag because it made her . Public Relations Officer for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, told Heavy in an email. TikTok Patriots, Libs of Tik Tok posted seemingly in a follow-up to the story it helped break. Join Facebook to connect with Kristen Pitzen and others you may know. Which is it? The end of the letter is basically a list of excuses for why the school didnt notice what this teacher was up to sooner. In the video, she could be seen removing the American flag because it made her uncomfortable. USA TODAY. A short time ago, Gipe was proven correct about that. No further information at this time.. We assume that Lindsay A Clark and William N Clark were among six dwellers or residents at this place I saw it as I was coming by, so I got in the turn lane and honked and said, Thank you for doing that, Cox said. Kristen Pitzen is on Facebook. 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A video posted by the Back Bay High School teacher explaining how she came to offer the shocking alternative to Old Glory went viral, giving parents a window into the subversive happenings in her classroom, according to the Los Angeles Times. Meet Kristin Pitzen, an English-as-a-second-language teacher in the Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California. She said, I have got really big pride, inclusive flag on the other hand, the school district is investigating the video that was created on 27th August 2021. It used to be there. The Atlantic wonders why we're still arguing about masks. Kristin Pitzen, whose now-deleted LinkedIn profile noted she teaches 11th grade English at Back Bay High School in Costa Mesa, Orange County, posted the video to her since-deleted TikTok profile where she laughingly describes the incident. What kind of parent would allow their child to be taught by this wacko? They seem to have little regard for the traditions, ideas and ideals that have shaped this country and they seem to care even less for the wishes of the parents. Twitch's Pokimane Exposes Concerning Fake Relationship Situation, {{#media.media_details}} {{#media.focal_point}}. She has been recently revealed in a Tik Tok video saying that students must say a pledge Allegiance to the gay pride flag. 'I pledge allegiance to the queers,' she said in the video while wearing rainbow glasses, earrings and suspenders. Screenshots of the comments Mrs. Some students were puzzled about standing for the pledge without being able to look at Old Glory, so Pitzen told one, "We do have a flag in the class that you can pledge your allegiance to. Hopefully, once the investigation is complete, she won't be getting paid with public money at all. After questioning why parents would let their children be taught by "someone they dont know," he went on to write hed like to "talk to people who think this is good. 'It used to be there,' she said in the video as she pivots the camera and points to the wall in the front of the classroom. By 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. We take this matter with extreme seriousness and are investigating and addressing it.. Totally fine.. Although on social media her handle is @MrsGillingsworth, it appears from other reports that her name is known . June 1, 1973 is the birth date of Kristen. News, Politics, Culture, and more in realtime. please don,t send her to Canada .We are already overrun by draft dodgers ,porn film makers ,drug dealers and phony investment consultants. ". On Friday night, one of our teachers created a personal social media post that caused alarm and concern related to the salute to the American flag. The School District is investigating the video, which was created on August 27, 2021. 0. She encouraged students to stand if they feel like speaking and speak the words if they want. Christine earned her bachelors degree from Seton Hall University, where she studied communications and Latin. Teacher mocks the American Flag and suggests to students they can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag: . The fact that this community not only got this woman removed from the classroom but also had community support for the very symbol she found so distasteful and divisive is an encouraging sign. So my class decided to stand up but not say the words, totally fine. She was born on 4th August 1995 in Costa Mesa, California, and went to Archbishop Mitty High School in the class of 2014. 'But I took it down during Covid,' she said, whispering that she did it 'because it made me uncomfortable'. the start of pride month. Teacher mocks the American Flag and suggests to students they can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag: pic.twitter.com/1QTS5xjPln, Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) August 27, 2021, The Libs of TikTok twitter page shared the video and wrote, Teacher mocks the American Flag and suggests to students they can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag.. The mother also told the Times that while she supports the LGBT agenda, she doesnt feel it has a place of prominence over the nations symbol. Teacher mocks the American Flag and suggests to students they can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag: pic.twitter.com/1QTS5xjPln, Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) August 27, 2021. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has launched an investigation into Kristen Pitzen over the video, the district said in a statement. By Saturday, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District had promised that it was investigating and addressing it in its own tweet. one user replied. "We are aware that one of our teachers posted a video on their personal social media that caused alarm and concern related to saluting the American flag," Annette Franco, a spokesperson for the school district, wrote in an email to Newsweek. Teacher asks students to stand to Pride flag instead of US American in video. Except for the fact, my room does not have a flag. Nobody will miss you. Ill never not be awkward, thats fun for me, Pitzen said during her self-guided classroom tour. District sources confirmed the woman in the now-deleted TikTok post is Kristin Pitzen, a teacher at Back Bay High School. We are aware that one of our teachers posted a video on their personal social media that caused alarm and concern related to saluting the American flag, spokeswoman Annette Franco said. 'She needs to be reported immediately to the school board ASAP!! The letter reads in part: Natomas Unified will be taking the legally required next steps to place the teacher on unpaid leave and fire the teacher, From the evidence gathered so far, the teacher violated the districts political action guidelines which are aligned with Board Policy and California Education Code. Not all the comments were negative, however, and there was a good deal of support for Pitzen and her colorful Pride pledge of allegiance. She was listed as an English teacher at Back Bay High School in a now deleted website page. I packed it away and I dont know where, and I havent found it yet, she explained while giggling. Pitzen then shook her head and said she told the student that a flag was indeed in the classroom that he could pledge [his] allegiance to before shifting the camera to a gay pride banner hanging on a wall. She's your typical radical teacher who has been pumped out of the collegiate ranks and brought her radical ideals with her to a classroom where, on a TikTok video, she bragged about suggesting her students pledge allegiance to the gay pride flag in her classroom. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Moment teenager crashes into back of lorry after 100mph police race, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles. Kristen Pitzen represents the spirit of NMUSD or she doesnt. Although on social media her handle is @MrsGillingsworth, it appears from other reports that her name is known as Mrs Hollingsworth, too. Its June 1. Ms. Pitzen deleted the video but not before it had been preserved and reposted on Twitter by the Libs of TikTok account. The video ended with Pitzen laughing as she spun to reveal the LGBTQ pride flag hanging on the wall. I always tell my class, stand if you feel like it, dont stand if you feel like it, say the words if you want, you dont have to say the words. In the video, Kristin Pitzen, who teaches English as a second language for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles, talks about how she allows students to say . The original TikTok has since been taken down - along with all of Pitzen's social media accounts - but has been viewed on Twitter more than 1.2million times. Kristin Pitzen, a teacher for . Teacher Resigns After School District Removes His 'Age Inappropriate' Images of Historic Black Americans, White House Describes Scene in Florida as 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Takes Effect: 'More Fearful and Less Free'. Have something to tell us about this article? Kristin Pitzen, an English-as-a-second-language teacher Newport Mesa School District, posted the video on her since-deleted . Her other social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram were also deleted. In the video, the teacher says: 'I have a flag in the class that we can pledge allegiance to' The Libs of TikTok Twitter page shared the video, writing, "Teacher pokes fun at the American flag and suggests to students that they can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of pride." As she posts this on Friday, there are 13 grieving families of those soldiers that were killed in Afghanistan. TikTok first launched in 2016 and since then there have been countless trends, viral videos, dances and recipes created. "Showing respect for our nation's flag is an important value that we instill in our students and an expectation of our employees. I assure you that we take matters like this seriously and are taking action to address it. The staff directory for Back Bay High School is no longer an active page. 12:21 GMT 02 Sep 2021 and The publication has been filled with negative comments against the teacher. The video was shared by the Twitter Page Libs of Tiktok, sending it viral, and where it has more than 1 million views. However, the post has attracted lots of negative comments against the teacher from the side of parents. USA TODAY. The wife of actor Matthew McConaughey shares their experience on a jet that dropped thousands of feet in a moment after hitting turbulence. August 31 2021 4:51 PM EST. Happy Pride, everyone, its June 1, the start of Pride Month, heres what I got going in my classroom I pledge allegiance to the queers.. Back Bay High School, where Kristin Pitzen worked, was decorated in American flags by community members. After the Libs of Tik Tok account posted the video Friday, Pitzen quickly tried to scrub her social media of that post and others like it, but it was too late for the teacher. Gipe was recorded in undercover video admitting he indoctrinates students using fear & sends them to direct actions. She is currently residing in Costa Mesa city in California and working as a school teacher at Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California. Maybe send one that has flown over Arlington National Cemetery, one person wrote. Pitzen giggled multiple times during the video. Fox News identified her as Kristin Pitzen of the Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, California. A California teacher is being investigated for saying she removed the US flag from her classroom and encouraged students to instead pledge allegiance to a gay pride banner, . And its totally fine to stand for oneself. 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. My kid today goes, Hey, its kind of weird that we just stand and we say it to nothing. And Im like, Oh well, I gotta find it. During the video the teacher, who according to Fox News is named Kristen Pitzen and works in Orange County, California, shared how she handled an instance in class during the Pledge of Allegiance. I also have a very large inclusive and pride flag, Pitzen said, adding that he was going to put it up in his classroom. Copyright 2023 The Western Journal. A California teacher has been "removed from the classroom" after posts on social media showed she encouraged students to pledge allegiance to a gay pride banner instead of a U.S. flag, which had . In the video, she says she removed the American flag from her classroom because it made her uncomfortable.. When a student asks her where the flag is, saying it's 'kinda weird that we stand and then we say it (the Pledge of Allegiance) to nothing,' the teacher shrugged it off and told them: 'I'm working on it, I got you.'. I would like to talk to people who think this is good. In a Facebook post, the Newport Mesa School District confirmed that he is investigating the incident. at which point Pitzen panned the camera to show a Progress Pride flag hanging on a wall in the classroom. 2021-08-31. Many more accused her of 'indoctrinating' their children. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds - AFP / Getty Images. With the help of those ornaments, she wanted to show off the pride flags in her classroom and said the words in front of her students. These educators, many of whom enjoy the iron-clad job security that comes from their teachers unions, use their bully pulpits in the classroom to churn out the next generation of Marxists. 'Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag,' Pitzen added. The teacher is no longer in the classroom. The teacher, identified in reports as Kristin Pitzen, said in video shared Friday on Twitter by the "Libs of TikTok" that her students have options as they recite the Pledge of Allegiance . . 2 min read. Later, she showed off pride flags in her classroom while saying that I pledge allegiance to the queer. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Shes a dumb bitch! totally fine. On the other hand, one has written, as she has posted this on Friday. The school district did not provide any further information on the investigation. Say the words if you want, don't have to say the words.'. . In the video, she could inspiringly be seen while encouraging the kids to take a pledge allegiance to the flag and stand for one if there is a need to and speak the words to support oneself. Showing respect to the nations flag is an important part of appreciation that our district should instill in our students and that should be an expectation of our employees.
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