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In the meantime, she told the student: 'We do have a flag in the class that you can pledge your allegiance to.' She said she 'packed it away' but doesn't know where, laughing in a way that implied otherwise, prompting the school district to open an investigation. 'But I took it down during Covid,' she said, whispering that she did it 'because it made me uncomfortable'. 'It used to be there,' she said in the video as she pivots the camera and points to the wall in the front of the classroom. 'Except for the fact that my room does not have a flag,' Pitzen added. In the controversial TikTok, Pitzen reveals that the Pledge of Allegiance is read during third-period announcements. While others praised her, even going as far to say they wished she taught their own children. Some even questioned why she lives in America, calling on the school to fire her and parents to homeschool their kids. 'How can the words "for liberty and justice for all" bring such hate in people? How can anyone have (an) issue with those words?' one user replied. The TikTok video posted by the teacher has since gone viral, sparking a backlash from many parents who were angry she was teaching children to 'disrespect' the American flag. While we do not discuss employee related matters, we can tell you that showing respect and honor for our nation’s flag is a value that we instill in our students and an expectation of our employees,' Franco said. ' We are aware of this incident and are investigating. Over the weekend, the Newport Mesa School District opened an investigation into the incident. 'She has been removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave, as our investigation continues,' said spokesperson Annette Franco according to Fox News. When one of her English class students pointed out the American flag was missing during the pledge, she told them to recite it to the rainbow one instead. In the video, she admitted she'd removed the American flag because it made her 'uncomfortable', and told her class to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the gay pride flag. Kristin Pitzen, of Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, posted a video explaining the incident on TikTok, and has now been removed from the classroom as the school investigates. She got her students to say the pledge to gay pride one she had hanging instead California teacher, Kristin Pitzen posted a TikTok saying American flag made her 'uncomfortable'.