A California school district is investigating a teacher who posted a now-viral video in which she joked about telling a student that he could pledge allegiance to the Pride flag.
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 Pledge of Allegiance in her classroom.
"But, my kid today goes, 'Hey, it's kind of weird that we just stand and we say it to nothing,'" Pitzen said, adding that she told the student she is working on finding it. A spokesperson for the district declined to answer additional questions about what exactly the district was investigating, or whether the district has a policy regarding flags in classrooms.
However, in recent years, advocates have called on educators to make an effort to be more openly supportive of LGBTQ people — whether that's by including prominent LGBTQ figures in lessons or by displaying a Pride flag in the classroom.
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