School Punishes 12-Year-Old Colorado Boy For ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ Patch

A Colorado charter school kicked a seventh-grader out of class because he had a patch of the Gadsden flag on his backpack.

The incident took place Monday at the Vanguard School, which describes itself on its website as the “top charter school in Colorado Springs, CO.”

Twelve-year-old Jaiden Rodriguez was prevented from going to class solely due to the patch, which he refused to remove. ---More...