School district investigates after video shows teacher's Nazi wrestling persona

[Borealis]

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/07/23/wrestling-nazi-spring-ford-area-school-district/

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Officials with the Spring-Ford Area School District are investigating a teacher after a video surfaced of him wrestling and using a Nazi phrase and symbol.

In the video obtained by Eyewitness News, “Blitzkrieg” as he calls himself, appears before cameras and a roaring crowd at an amateur wrestling match. He’s holding a flag with what
appears to be an Iron Cross. “Sieg Heil” is chanted.

During the day, “Blitzkrieg” is Kevin Bean, a 5/6 grade teacher in the Spring-Ford Area School District.

“I think its blown out of proportion quite a bit. It’s something that he’s been doing for a long time. I think everyone knew about it. At least people that knew about it knew about it. It
wasn’t hiding it or anything and I think a lot of people jump to conclusions before they had all the information,” parent Keith Laskey told Eyewitness News

Other district parents find the video more disturbing. At one point it’s clear there are children watching the wrestling match.

“I’m a little shocked to be honest with you. We saw the letter and it was nondescript. We didn’t really know what it was about, but after seeing the pictures, I think its a much bigger
issue than I initially thought it was,” Parent Rebecca Holland said.

Eyewitness News reached out to Bean several times but did not hear back.

[Zakk]

Thats actually pretty funny

[Download]

Is he an actual Nazi or just a parody?

Also, made me think of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyPoiLBIsA

[Resonant]

Thank you Keith.

[Liem]

Yeah it's pretty clear he's doing a parody/character heel

[Iknowtoomuch]

It's like these people don't realize that wrestling is staged.

[Spazi]

I doubt that matters much to the officials. As you know parodying something is as bad as unironically supporting something, zero tolerance and all that.

[blizzox]

Give him a pass, this is just dumb. Hes not a real nazi, its just a costume and he is clearly playing pretends.