Lots of red flags in the UK these days.
An English teacher’s assistant was fired for hanging over 150 British flags around his hometown — and blackballed from other jobs after twisted former colleagues labeled him a bigot for his love of king and country and speaking out against migrant grooming gangs.
Single dad-of-one Shaun Remmer, of Thirsk, was reported to the officials of Wellburn Hall School in September for “racism” for hanging the Union Jack as well as the flags of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Ulster, he told Yorkshire Live.
for the patriotic postings and for “racist” posts to social media. Obtained by the New York Post
“They basically said they do not want me back and no longer want me to work at the school because I am racist,” he told the outlet. “I have worked in the Philippines and adopted other cultures, so how can I be racist?”
Remmer, 49, said he was inspired to hang the flags in the weeks before the sacking as a “symbol” of “unity.”
“I am a single dad, so I needed this job. I don’t know what the future will hold for me now.”
The school, which teaches children with special needs, was also upset over Remmer’s posts on an undisclosed social media app in which which decried illegal immigration and the migrant grooming gangs.
“The headmistress then saw that I posted about problems we have in the country [on social media] such as young girls getting raped. The post was all about children — as that is who I am trying to protect,” he said.
Remmer stated that the school “contacted the police” in what he believes was an attempt to have him arrested and expressed fear that the incident would be recorded on his criminal record — with more than 30 people a day arrested for social media posts across England.
In an interview with Member of Parliament and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, Remmer assured that none of the allegedly controversial social media posts were racist.
Tory Member of Parliament Ranil Jayawardena defended Remmer, telling Farage, “No one should be stopped from being a teacher because they hold center right views.”
Remmer is now blackballed with both a former employer and a new employment agency telling him to look for work elsewhere, he said.
Reform UK leader and member of parliament Nigel Farage interviewing
the dad on Oct. 22. Shaun Remmer/ Facebook
“I got a phone call from my agency telling me that a trust I used to work at, but don’t any more, said they received a complaint about me putting up flags,” he told Yorkshire Live. “The school had then spoken to the trustees and then rang my agency to tell them that they no longer want me to work at either of their schools. It was really odd.”
“I tried to get some work at another agency but they had heard what happened and they turned me down as they said it was a ‘safeguarding issue,’” he told that outlet.
Local authorities have taken down only one of the flags hoisted by Remmer because of a safety issue, according to GBNews.
Wellburn Hall School did not respond to request for comment.
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