A California teacher known for her progressive views has ignited a social media controversy after criticizing what she referred to as âMAGAâ educators within the teaching profession, labeling them as âpathetic and selfish.â
Noelle Carney Campbell, a teacher from Santa Ana USD, expressed her strong opinions in a TikTok video posted in January, which has since been removed. In the video, she questioned the presence of what she called âMAGA teachers,â expressing her disdain at the thought of such educators.
âThe mere combination of those words makes me feel sick,â she stated emphatically in the now-deleted video.
Filmed in her classroom, Campbell argued that unlike doctors, teachers are not bound by an oath to place students first. She acknowledged that while many in the profession are dedicated and genuinely care for their students, there is room for individuals who she described as âpretty lazy, pathetic, and selfish.â
Campbell further claimed that âMAGA teachersâ do exist and are not shy about their political stance.
âMAGA teachers exist. Theyâre not really quiet about it either,â Campbell said.
âShockingly, a lot of them work in neighborhoods they shouldnât be around, because of how they vote against them and how they feel towards them. Our students deserve better. And I donât know if this will ever be fixed unless we oath to this type of service.â
Her account has nearly 35,000 followers and over 1 million likes.
âTeachers should respect different viewpoints and keep personal politics out of the classroom,â one user wrote on X.
âHer intolerance kills diverse classroom thought,â another wrote.
The one-time âTeacher of the Yearâ in the Santa Ana Unified School District in California, Noelle Carney Campbell, made the comments in a Jan. 27 post. She was laid last year off as part of the districtâs budget-driven cuts affecting nearly 400 staff members
Campbell did not immediately respond to The Postâs request for comment.
