Pitzen then points out while chuckling that there is currently no American flag on display in her classroom. They are allowed to sit or stand and may recite the pledge or not. At the conclusion of the announcements, the pledge of allegiance is recited, and Pitzen claims to allow the students to participate however they see fit. The teacher, Kristen Pitzen, from Back Bay High School in Costa Mesa, Calif., posted a video to Tik Tok in which she describes her class’s daily ritual during announcements. A Southern California teacher has been temporarily removed from her classroom after posting a viral video where she suggests her students pledge allegiance to a newfangled version of the gay Pride flag.