SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — For the second time in less than two weeks, an anonymous Twitter page has posted video of a Utah County teacher speaking about LGBTQ issues.
The Twitter handle @libsoftiktok first posted video of a charter school teacher in Lehi talking about how former students came to her to discuss identifying as queer.
"My kids from last year are now in fifth grade, and they come visit me almost everyday after school," said teacher Jenna Hall in the video. "A lot of them are queer, because I am queer, and they figured it out, so I’ve become their safe space."
When the video came to light, Hall was put on administrative leave and later resigned from her position at the school.
The latest video posted Friday has gone viral, with over 226,000 views on Twitter.
“I’m a teacher in a very conservative state and so sometimes students ask me, why do I have that pride flag,” the teacher said, referencing a flag hanging in her classroom. “To me, that’s the most important part of my classroom.”
The teacher went on to say she is not LGBTQ, but the “teeny, little flag” in her classroom lets students know it’s a safe place where they can focus on learning.
“I need my students to know that they are safe and they are loved here,” she said.
2News reached out to the school district, @libsoftiktok and the teacher.
“We are aware of a video that was posted back in 2020 by a teacher, and we are conducting a thorough review,” said officials at the Alpine School District.
2News asked @libsoftiktok if the video was, in fact, more than a year and a half old, if they were aware the video had been removed from TikTok by the creator, and if the video was more than 18 months old, why did they post it?
We also asked if they had a position on how the district should address the post.
The user behind the Twitter account sent a reply, saying, “They are lying. I downloaded the video from tiktok yesterday. Best of luck with your story.”
The teacher in the video also responded to 2News, and confirmed the video was not new.
“I posted a video in 2020 that has now resurfaced. I regret the misunderstanding of feelings that video has caused. All students are welcome in my classroom, and my students and my curriculum are my focus,” she said.
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