Fmr. Cop on Seeing No Flag in Son’s Classroom: Up to the Parents to Hold the Schools Accountable

Abby A former police ░░░░░░░░ shocked by what he ░░░░░░░░ t see when visiting ░░░░░░░░ son s classroom I ░░░░░░░░ looking around the class ░░░░░░░░ they are preparing the ░░░░░░░░ for the pledge of ░░░░░░░░ I m looking where ░░░░░░░░ they going to look ░░░░░░░░ do the pledge of ░░░░░░░░ because there s no ░░░░░░░░ There s no flag ░░░░░░░░ This is stage I ░░░░░░░░ brainwashing our young people ░░░░░░░░ desensitize them to American ░░░░░░░░ Pete That father and ░░░░░░░░ Tucson police officer Brandon ░░░░░░░░ joins us now Brandon ░░░░░░░░ you very much You ░░░░░░░░ truth a lot online ░░░░░░░░ you have a lot ░░░░░░░░ followers And in this ░░░░░░░░ really struck a cord ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ entered your son s ░░░░░░░░ They are saying the ░░░░░░░░ but there is no ░░░░░░░░ What has come of ░░░░░░░░ sense and what do ░░░░░░░░ make of it Initially ░░░░░░░░ was shocked and frustrated ░░░░░░░░ then I have called ░░░░░░░░ school I have had ░░░░░░░░ really really good conversation ░░░░░░░░ his teacher She stated ░░░░░░░░ me that there was ░░░░░░░░ behind not having the ░░░░░░░░ not that she was ░░░░░░░░ flag but that I ░░░░░░░░ the flag was too ░░░░░░░░ and she couldn t ░░░░░░░░ putting it in the ░░░░░░░░ properly So me and ░░░░░░░░ had a really good ░░░░░░░░ and I appreciate her ░░░░░░░░ I told her look ░░░░░░░░ will buy the flag ░░░░░░░░ I will send it ░░░░░░░░ you so you can ░░░░░░░░ a flag in your ░░░░░░░░ and she accepted the ░░░░░░░░ So I m going ░░░░░░░░ buy a flag for ░░░░░░░░ classroom and I will ░░░░░░░░ it to her and ░░░░░░░░ sure that it s ░░░░░░░░ in the classroom Abby ░░░░░░░░ a reminder though of ░░░░░░░░ influence that teachers have ░░░░░░░░ our students lives Not ░░░░░░░░ would have the reaction ░░░░░░░░ you had Brandon when ░░░░░░░░ didn t see an ░░░░░░░░ flag And you were ░░░░░░░░ upset about this You ░░░░░░░░ see the passion when ░░░░░░░░ speak Where does it ░░░░░░░░ from and what does ░░░░░░░░ glag mean to you ░░░░░░░░ flag means everything The ░░░░░░░░ I m able to ░░░░░░░░ on TV the reason ░░░░░░░░ m able to exist ░░░░░░░░ the reason my son ░░░░░░░░ at a school as ░░░░░░░░ as it is because ░░░░░░░░ the men and women ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice I think it ░░░░░░░░ up to the parents ░░░░░░░░ hold these schools accountable ░░░░░░░░ make sure that not ░░░░░░░░ complain about it If ░░░░░░░░ have a complaint address ░░░░░░░░ with the school and ░░░░░░░░ make sure that you ░░░░░░░░ care of your responsibility ░░░░░░░░ sure those things happen ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ I did and I ░░░░░░░░ that s what all ░░░░░░░░ should do Abby Sounds ░░░░░░░░ they listened and said ░░░░░░░░ are right about this ░░░░░░░░ That s true Small ░░░░░░░░ true can you put ░░░░░░░░ if the flags are ░░░░░░░░ big Here is my ░░░░░░░░ In some schools they ░░░░░░░░ t say the pledge ░░░░░░░░ are talking about the ░░░░░░░░ At least they say ░░░░░░░░ pledge At love parents ░░░░░░░░ their school has a ░░░░░░░░ and says the pledge ░░░░░░░░ they don t What ░░░░░░░░ it say about our ░░░░░░░░ and culture that we ░░░░░░░░ these things back and ░░░░░░░░ t prioritize them anymore ░░░░░░░░ s what I was ░░░░░░░░ about You know some ░░░░░░░░ are walking around I ░░░░░░░░ they are zombies to ░░░░░░░░ fact But for me ░░░░░░░░ m active I want ░░░░░░░░ know we need to ░░░░░░░░ these appropriate things administered ░░░░░░░░ our young people so ░░░░░░░░ are not being brain ░░░░░░░░ to being desensitized to ░░░░░░░░ flag and what that ░░░░░░░░ to this country I ░░░░░░░░ people should be alerted ░░░░░░░░ I did I want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that they ░░░░░░░░ doing the right things ░░░░░░░░ that s why I ░░░░░░░░ it and I made ░░░░░░░░ video out of concern ░░░░░░░░ was always open to ░░░░░░░░ giving me an explanation ░░░░░░░░ did that I m ░░░░░░░░ with it I will ░░░░░░░░ from there Abby What ░░░░░░░░ did you get from ░░░░░░░░ video Some people watched ░░░░░░░░ many people felt the ░░░░░░░░ way you did Yeah ░░░░░░░░ mean most people understand ░░░░░░░░ they were disgusted by ░░░░░░░░ mere absence of a ░░░░░░░░ in an American school ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ people were open I ░░░░░░░░ a few people in ░░░░░░░░ comments section tell me ░░░░░░░░ hey we will put ░░░░░░░░ money together Let s ░░░░░░░░ a flag together We ░░░░░░░░ even make a custom ░░░░░░░░ and let s send ░░░░░░░░ to the school to ░░░░░░░░ where they go Now ░░░░░░░░ teacher has confirmed she ░░░░░░░░ accept the flag that ░░░░░░░░ September to her And ░░░░░░░░ s exactly what I ░░░░░░░░ going to do Pete ░░░░░░░░ other classrooms that you ░░░░░░░░ to also didn t ░░░░░░░░ it will they have ░░░░░░░░ flag You raise a ░░░░░░░░ cultural critique that we ░░░░░░░░ in a country right ░░░░░░░░ where flags are not ░░░░░░░░ The pledge is not ░░░░░░░░ What does that say ░░░░░░░░ our kids You say ░░░░░░░░ s parenting You are ░░░░░░░░ right Check your kid ░░░░░░░░ classroom are they following ░░░░░░░░ and have the courage ░░░░░░░░ conviction to standing up ░░░░░░░░ that teacher or that ░░░░░░░░ Brandon Tatum you are ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on this morning Thank ░░░░░░░░ for your time Abby ░░░░░░░░ you, Brandon.