‘Where you are from, Mexico or Guatemala?’ High school teacher under investigation after berating student
Investigations into a United States teacher are under way after video emerged showing him scolding a student for failing to recite a pledge.
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A Florida high school teacher has been removed after video showed him berating a student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
The pledge is a recited verse that promises allegiance to the flag of the United States. Those participating in the pledge typically stand out of respect and sometimes hold their right hand over their heart.
A TikTok video of the incident had amassed more than 1.4 million views as of Saturday, the New York Post reports.
“You are gonna sit there on your butt?” the unnamed teacher at Bradenton High School angrily asked the student. “If you want to do something, just get up and do it … I will defend my country to the very end.”
The student responded, “I won’t hurt you.”
The teacher then told the student to “go back … where you are from. Mexico or Guatemala? Where?”
When the student said he was born in the United States, the teacher reacted in disbelief.
“You were born here? And you won’t stand up for the flag?”
A rep for Manatee County Schools told Insider that the teacher had been removed and an investigation was underway.
This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission
Originally published as ‘Where you are from, Mexico or Guatemala?’ High school teacher under investigation after berating student
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