WEBVTT - CA Teacher Fired for Nazi Flags.  School Spokesman Raj Rai Talks to Armstrong & Getty

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<v Speaker 1>So we're not to get right to this story because, um,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have much time. So we're talking about a

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<v Speaker 1>school there was a Nazi flag in the classroom. The

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<v Speaker 1>teacher has been suspended. Uh, we're thinking the flag was

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<v Speaker 1>just there to teach World War two? So what the

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<v Speaker 1>hell is the deal? But we've got missed a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of other German flags. RAJ Ray, who's a spokesman for

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<v Speaker 1>the school, Is that what you are? Yes? The communications.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there anything we're missing from this story because it

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<v Speaker 1>seems pretty nutty to us? Yeah, you know, Um, the

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<v Speaker 1>issue that we have here is we have several students

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<v Speaker 1>concerned about the flags being in the classroom, one of

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<v Speaker 1>them featuring a swastika, and at least one of those

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<v Speaker 1>students was a passer by, so they didn't know the

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<v Speaker 1>context of the flag being there. So why didn't somebody

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<v Speaker 1>just tell them what the context was and this would

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<v Speaker 1>be over? It's how the student felt uncomfortable, Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not seeing a symbol of hate on their school campus

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<v Speaker 1>at place where they're not I'm not trying to be argumented.

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<v Speaker 1>We're just short on time and I want to get

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<v Speaker 1>the information. So so why didn't somebody just explain to

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<v Speaker 1>the student. Look, it's for teaching world. Were two specifically

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<v Speaker 1>propaganda propaganda symbolism which is legitimate, and then the and

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<v Speaker 1>then that's it. Why why was the teacher suspended? It

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<v Speaker 1>could have been a conversation, but once they did hear

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<v Speaker 1>from one student, they did hear from others and then

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<v Speaker 1>had cony total. We understand it's too Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. The investigation is ongoing, which is why

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<v Speaker 1>the teacher involved is currently on administation. The investigation of

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<v Speaker 1>what the investigation into if the flags were used before,

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<v Speaker 1>in what context? If they were used before, why didn't

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<v Speaker 1>you just ask the teacher? I mean that would take

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<v Speaker 1>literally seems like this all could be solved in five minutes. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we have to go through our processes and

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<v Speaker 1>making sure that we look at timelines, talk with site

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<v Speaker 1>administration that may have had conversations with the teacher in

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<v Speaker 1>the past, so it does take time to gather those

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<v Speaker 1>details and also talk with students about the impact that

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<v Speaker 1>it had on them of seeing doesn't matter what the

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<v Speaker 1>impact was on the students, that doesn't matter their children.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's a legitimate lesson being taught in the legitimate way,

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<v Speaker 1>which again, now listen and runch with all due respect.

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<v Speaker 1>We appreciate you coming on. It's good of you, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and we understand that you don't make the policy. You're

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<v Speaker 1>the spokesperson, so again, this is not coming after you.

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<v Speaker 1>This strikes us as anti intellectual, nearly superstitious cow towing

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<v Speaker 1>to the overreaction of children. That's no way for an

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<v Speaker 1>institutional learning to act. Right. What where we're coming from

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<v Speaker 1>is there is a way to be teaching these very

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<v Speaker 1>important topics and history lessons to students without prominently displaying

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<v Speaker 1>a symbol. You wouldn't You wouldn't want to use the

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<v Speaker 1>most successful piece of propaganda in the history of the

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<v Speaker 1>planet to teach about propaganda, obviously, right, there are other

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<v Speaker 1>ways of going about it. There's other ways of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sharing history without having the flag in the classroom making

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<v Speaker 1>students feel uncomfortable. Interestingly enough, there are real parallels between

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<v Speaker 1>this policy and the policies of Nazi Germany, are there?

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<v Speaker 1>Really are. We appreciate greatly you coming on and know

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<v Speaker 1>we're out of time, so but yeah, yeah, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. It's very nice to you to come on,

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<v Speaker 1>very nice to come on and Joe's absolutely right. She's

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<v Speaker 1>just doing her job right, although it sounds like she

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<v Speaker 1>buys what she's saying. Yeah, well she's supposed to. That's

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<v Speaker 1>her job, folks. I don't think any comment is needed.

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<v Speaker 1>We all heard it together. This is the best display

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<v Speaker 1>of this that I've heard anywhere in America yet. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's superstition mixed with fear of being called out yourself

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<v Speaker 1>by the woke mob. This is scary, and the teacher

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<v Speaker 1>has been suspended. We're still doing our investigation. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>was teaching about the symbols of the Nazi regime and

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<v Speaker 1>how powerful they were. Okay, no problem, go back to work.

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<v Speaker 1>But that didn't happen. Who