They responded, in part: 'Showing respect for our nation’s flag is a value that we instill in our students and an expectation of our employees. Outraged parents have been asking the Newport Mesa Unified School District to discipline Pitzen. 'I just could not believe how ignorant she seemed to be.' 'Just super disgusted,' parent Stephanie Cox said in reaction to the video. Pitzen then pans across her classroom to a pride flag tacked to the wall.Įarly Monday morning, a small rally was held in front of the school as people gathered to show support for the American flag. And he looks around and goes… oh that one?' 'In the meantime, I do have a flag you can pledge your allegiance to. '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. But one day, a student commented on the lack of flag. 'It used to be there, but I took it down during COVID because it made me uncomfortable,' she says in the video. She goes on to explain that there is no American flag in the room where she teaches. Get the NBC LA app for iOS or Android and pick your alerts. Stay informed about local news and weather in Southern California.
