FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Massey Hill Classical High School teacher Lee Francis is calling for a “revolution” in education, and he recently provided an example of his vision during a classroom discussion about the First Amendment.

Students allege Francis stomped on the American flag in class recently to teach students about freedom of speech and the Supreme Court case of Texas v. Johnson, which upheld flag degradation as speech protected under the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights, the Fayetteville Observer reports.

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Now, Francis is learning a lesson of his own after one parent posted about the episode on Facebook.

“Massey Hill Classical High School in Fayetteville, NC. The new history teacher there (Mr. Francis) asked students if they had a lighter (they said no, they aren’t even allowed in school), then when there was no lighter he asked for scissors. When there were no scissors he took the flag and stomped all over it. He is saying this was teaching First Amendment rights,” parent Sara Taylor wrote.

Taylor’s daughter attends Massey Hill but is not in Francis’ class, but a friend of the girl is and she shared a photo of the lesson with Taylor.

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“I called the Principal Dr. Adams and asked her why he couldn’t have talked about it and not actually disrespect the flag like that and she completely stood up for him,” Taylor’s Facebook post continued. “A few students left the classroom and one took the flag with them and asked that it properly taken care of. With the County getting so much funding for our military kids at this school, I ask the question of mutual respect, nothing less, nothing more. That flag might not mean anything to that teacher, but it means a lot to us and it means a lot to the families who had their service member come home to them in a casket with that flagged draped over it.”

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Taylor alleged the principal refused to discuss the issue with her because her daughter was not in Francis’ class, though Taylor countered it was her right to know what occurs in her child’s school.

Taylor also allegedly pressed for the principal to inform the district superintendent about Francis’ actions, but the principal refused.

“I asked if she would be letting the superintendent in on this and she stated ‘No, this is an in house matter,’” Taylor wrote.

Regardless, the Observer reports Cumberland County Superintendent Frank Till Jr. learned of the American flag lesson on Tuesday and is looking into the matter.

“I don’t want to make any comments until I get it sorted all out,” he said.

Francis, who challenged state Rep. Elmer Floyd in the Democratic primary before dropping out of the race in December, previously called for a “revolution” in education to give educators more control over curriculum. He also supports universal healthcare, homeless rights, gay rights, and an increased minimum wage, the Observer reports.

Francis refused to discuss the flag stomping incident with the news site, but attempted to explain himself of Facebook. Francis’ Facebook page is only visible to “friends,” but the Observer reports a friend commented that Francis was “just showing a point and teaching,” to which Francis added “The rest of the class understood.

“I don’t even teach the student of this Sara Taylor person,” he wrote.

Cumberland County announced it would become the “World’s First Sanctuary for Soldier and Their Families” in 2008 and subsequently won the title of “America’s Most Pro-Military Town” for supporting members of the military with special services and discounts from local businesses, according to Wikipedia.

Both Fort Bragg and Pope Army Air Field are located in the northern part of Fayetteville, where many military children attend school.

Superintendent Till told the Observer that while students should learn about the First Amendment, there are more appropriate lessons than stomping on Old Glory.

“There are multiple examples of people doing something like that and being protected,” he said. “There are a lot of examples in archives we could use that were appropriate.”