\u201cBecause it made me uncomfortable,\u201d Orange County teacher Kristin Pitzen said in a TikTok video that she later took down, explaining why she took down the American flag from her classroom.<\/p>\n
She said to the camera, \u201cI put it away somewhere I don\u2019t remember, and I haven\u2019t found it yet.\u201d Her laughter covered her words.<\/p>\n
During the reading of the Pledge of Allegiance in the morning, she said, she tells her students, \u201cStand if you feel like it, don\u2019t stand if you feel like it; say the words if you want, you don\u2019t have to say the words.\u201d The Pledge of Allegiance is a sign of national patriotism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cBecause it made me uncomfortable,\u201d Orange County teacher Kristin Pitzen said in a TikTok video that she later took down, explaining why she took down the American flag from her classroom. She said to the camera, \u201cI put it away somewhere I don\u2019t remember, and I haven\u2019t found it yet.\u201d Her laughter covered her words….<\/p>\n