Since the teacher’s TikTok video went viral lately, many people are wondering where the line is drawn between a teacher’s influence on children and their own personal views.
In the video, she was inadvertently ordered to take down the American flag from her classroom by instructor Kristin Pitzen because she thought it was “unpleasant.”
She also proposed that her kids build the Pride flag in its place after laughing that she couldn’t recall where she had said it.
Despite the fact that the film was meant to be humorous, parents were outraged and accused it of inciting contempt for the flag.
The event sparked grave worries about how educators shape children’s thinking and the boundaries of individual expression.
Teacher Kristin Pitzen said in the TikTok video that she had taken down the American flag from her classroom because it made her feel “unpleasant.”
