A young boy at The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs named Jaiden, was kicked out of class because school officials said he couldn’t have a Gadsden flag patch because it’s allegedly racist.
Libertas president Connor Boyack released a video Tuesday morning Jaiden, whose last name has not been released, being told he couldn’t wear the so-called racist patch on his book bag “due to is origins with slavery and slave trade.”
“Meet 12yo Jaiden who was kicked out of class yesterday in Colorado Springs for having a Gadsden flag patch, which the school claims has ‘origins with slavery.’ The school’s director said via email that the patch was ‘disruptive to the classroom environment,'” Boyack captioned the tweet.
The boy’s mother, who has not been named, appeared to be visibly confused by the school’s stance.
According to Outkick, the flag’s roots are not in slavery or the slave trade, They are instead in the Revolutionary War. The Esek Hopkins, the country’s first naval commander in chief, is known to have been the first one who used it during the Revolutionary War, according to Britannica.
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It has literally nothing to do with racism when viewed by anyone with a knowledge of history. Colorado Governor Jared Polis also tweeted sayin that the flag had nothing to do with racism. “The Gadsden flag is a proud symbol of the American revolution and a iconic warning to Britain or any government not to violate the liberties of Americans. It appears on popular American medallions and challenge coins through today and Ben Franklin also adopted it to symbolize the union of the 13 colonies. It’s a great teaching moment for a history lesson!” he wrote.
