California teacher Kristin Pitzen sparked outrage on social media after removing the American flag from her classroom because it made her “uncomfortable.” In a viral video, she confessed to directing students to pledge allegiance to the LGBTQ+ pride flag she had hung instead. Pitzen, a Newport Mesa School District educator, shared that she packed away the U.S. flag and couldn’t recall where it was. The incident, posted to the “Libs of TikTok” account, led to an investigation by the school district as concerns grow over political indoctrination in public education.
