Kid Kicked Out of Class For Gadsden Flag Refuses to Back Down, Goes Viral
A 12-year-old boy from Colorado is receiving praise among many for refusing to back down after he was removed from class for donning a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack. The famous patch, designed during the Revolutionary War, includes a rattlesnake and the words “Don’t Tread on Me.” But despite the historic nature of the symbol, 7th grader Jaiden Rodriguez, who attends The Vanguard School, a charter school in Colorado Springs, was allegedly told the symbol violated the school dress code.
The incident immediately went viral after video recorded by the boy’s mom, Eden Rodriguez, purportedly showed school administrators explaining their issues with the Gadsden flag. “The Tuttle Twins” author Connor Boyack, who posted the clip of the interaction to his X profile, joined CBN’s Faithwire to offer some history on the Gadsden flag, and to explain the backstory surrounding how Jaiden’s story went viral.
“The Gadsden flag … was named for Christopher Gadsden,” Boyack said. “He was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He designed it in 1775 right as things were cooking up in the American Revolution.” The flag, which has continued to make political statements in recent years, was flown on ships and was originally seen as a sign of unity among the 13 colonies that were united against the British.
However, according to Rodriguez, her son was told he had to remove the patch or not come back to class. The viral video of the aforementioned meeting shows a woman telling the family, “The reason that … we do not want the flag is to due to its origins with slavery and slave trade.”
Watch Boyack, who got involved and shared the viral video, explain why he believes the schools claims were outrageous — and his advice to parents facing similar situations. Watch him also explain what ended up happening with Jaiden and the patch.
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