Who is California teacher Tiffany Wilder?

DESPITE rising coronavirus cases across the US, many teachers have refused to follow the mask mandate in schools.

The latest to do so is Californian teacher Tiffany Wilder, who went viral this week for her views on the rules. Here we explain all.

InstagramTeacher Tiffany Wilder went viral over her views on mask wearing in school[/caption]

Who is California teacher Tiffany Wilder?

Across her social media platforms Tiffany claims to be a Child Behaviour Expert – describing herself as an “Empowerment Coach.”

She has worked in the school system since 2011 and even calls herself a “US Freedom Warrior.”

On August 17, Tiffany shared a long post on her social media accounts talking about the “rights” of children and how they are being “brainwashed into not questioning authority”. 

She wrote: “Questioning authority, using their intuition or critical thinking skills. They are being muzzled and separated from their friends and taught to define and judge others based on the color of their skin. I refuse to be a part of any of this abhorrent agenda.”

Why has Tiffany Wilder been placed on leave?

Towards the end of the post, Tiffany stated that she continues to refuse to wear a mask in school and that she wouldn’t encourage any of her students to do so either.

As a result of her actions, she was forced to take leave from school without pay.

Why did Tiffany Wilder refuse to wear a mask?

In her post Tiffany suggested that she takes her role as “positive role model to children seriously” and would therefore  “not be an example of a sheep.”

Her views mirror many of her other social media posts that contains anti-vaccine rhetoric and promotes “non-compliance.”

It promoted a reaction from Twitter users who criticisedTiffany for her views on the mask mandate as several added that she simply shouldn’t teach or even be around children.

One tweeted: “Miss Tiffany shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a child.”

Another added, “Miss Tiffany speaks for all the brain dead sheep who believe the nonsense instead of the science.

InstagramAfter receiving thousands of messages, she has claimed to have received ‘insults’ and ‘death threats’[/caption]

If your child ever had her as a teacher, please join other parents who were failed by the school district in a class action lawsuit. You’ll easily win.”

“Looking really powerful there without a paycheck, Miss Tiffany,” wrote another.

As the comments grew in number, the teacher responded by sharing another post on Instagram where she addressed the “haters.”

The video captioned “Your hate doesn’t permeate” shows Tiffany dancing while sitting in the bed pointing at messages that show up in the clip.

“Brainwashed people throwing tantrums because they disagree with me,” she says in the video.

She also labelled many of the comments levelled at her as “insults” and “death threats.”