School kicks 12-year-old out of class for ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ patch

By Luke Gentile

Published August 29, 2023 7:53pm ET

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School kicks 12-year-old out of class for ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ patch — A 12-year-old Colorado boy was removed from class due to a patch on his backpack that showed the Gadsden flag. Reading “DON’T TREAD ON ME,” the Gadsden flag has its roots in Benjamin Franklin’s Join, or Die cartoon, which features a snake and calls for colonial unity. It was introduced in 1775 as a flag […]

A 12-year-old Colorado boy was removed from class due to a patch on his backpack that showed the Gadsden flag.

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