Teacher Photographed Desecrating Flag: I Have No Regrets, Let’s Punish The Student Who Took The Picture

A defiant first-year teacher in North Carolina who desecrated the American flag in front of the 26 students in his junior-level American History class told Fox News that he has no regrets and the student who took the photo of his action, which went viral, should be punished.

Lee Francis, a first year history teacher at Massey Hill Classical High School in Fayetteville, told Todd Starnes of Fox News, “Do I regret what I did? Absolutely not. Would I do it again? All I can say is I did it and I stand by it.” He then attacked the student, snapping, “There were some laws broken as far as photos of me taken that violate the county’s policies – and issues that could be considered defamation of character.” After claiming that the student “broke the law,” he added, “I believe that child does need to be punished in some way – absolutely. I can’t take a picture of them and in turn they cannot do the same of me.”