Pitzen continued and said one of her students asked where they should be looking when they stand for the pledge of allegiance since there is no flag. “I packed it away and I don’t know where and I haven’t found it yet.” “I took it down during COVID because it made me uncomfortable,” Pitzen said in the video.
She then pointed to an area in the room where an American flag would typically hang but said that she took it down. Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag,” Pitzen said in the video. You don't have to say the words.’ So my class decided to stand but not say the words. “I always tell my class, ‘Stand if you feel like it, don't stand if you feel like it, say the words if you want. Kristin Pitzen, who reportedly teaches at Newport-Mesa Unified School District in Southern California, recently posted a since-deleted TikTok video about her students standing up to say the pledge every day - a common tradition in U.S. A teacher is facing criticism and being investigated by her employer after she made a video jokingly suggesting that her students say the pledge of allegiance to a Pride flag.
