Fox News
Expand
Browse All Video
Watch Live

You're watching...

Students 'shocked' by teacher stomping on American flag

Details

  • Description

    Controversial lesson plan makes national headlines

  • Duration 2:14
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Latest News

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance
View All

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

And it's time now for a look at who's talking and we're turning back to a story we first brought you yesterday.

Students at a South Carolina high school were stunned as an English teacher stopped on an American flag during class get that teacher who repeatedly stomped on it as part of supposedly -- and said that the flag was just a symbol.

A spokesperson for the school says the act was repeated in several classes.

But last night one of those students in that class went on the record with bad Greta Van Susteren to describe what happened was -- best.

Bonus money he was teaching is about symbols and he gave us examples -- across that symbolizes christianity.

And then he he took the flag.

And he said that it is just a symbol of America and just piece of cloth with colors on it and they need.

-- on the ground and stomped on it.

What was the reaction -- and then have lived because students in the classroom just watching -- anyone say anything don't.

Yeah we're all very shots and he he eliminated.

Comment afterwards he said that at least we reacted better than his other class that he had a girl's screen and other costs.

Well it's no surprise there the man by the way who -- sitting in just next to that young lady.

That was her father and he said that when he heard what happened he immediately sent an email to the school district.

He said he heard back from the school superintendent who said that he was unaware of the situation supposedly well but as we're now learning that teacher has been punished.

The spokesman for the Lexington Richland school district market balance is also talking this morning here's what he told -- -- last night.

I can't give you specifics because -- superintendent.

Is gonna recommend this teacher for -- so obviously the teacher may have some legal recourse but I can tell you that.

Immediately -- and here in this we put that -- -- straight -- they've always conducted a full investigation we wanted to make sure.

That we heard all the facts before we move forward in the facts substantiated he did indeed take the flag off of the the wall and stepdaughter.

The conclusion of the investigation of superintendent determine the best course of action -- -- the future service orchestra.

And while we will keep following that story indeed in the --

Load More