The governor of Colorado, Governor Polis, has weighed in over an incident where a student was kicked out of class for having a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack.
The school staff member who spoke to the student said the symbol was rooted in slavery.
What a joke.
Gov. Polis took to Twitter to defend the patch.
Check out his post here:
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… pic.twitter.com/sroNXnlJsf
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) August 29, 2023
A sensible Democrat seems hard to come across today, but this is a great response.
Pointing out the TRUE flag’s history.
More from the folks at Fox News:
After being urged to respond to the news that a young student at a Colorado charter school was kicked out of class for having a Gadsden Flag patch on his backpack, Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo., took to social media to defend the flag as a “proud symbol of the American revolution.”
Conservatives on social media replied by urging the governor to do something about the school disciplining the student for displaying the famous “Don’t tread on me” flag.
Polis made his comments on X – formerly known as Twitter – Tuesday, after video went viral depicting a 12-year-old student of The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs in a meeting with a school administrator and his mother after he was removed from class for having the flag on his backpack.
During the meeting, which appeared to be filmed by the student’s mother, the school staff member informed them both that young Jaiden would not be allowed to return to class because the patch may be problematic for other students because of its “origins with slavery.”
Jaiden’s mother debated with the school staff member throughout the meeting, arguing that the flag originated during the American Revolution as a symbol of the 13 colonies’ fight against the British Crown and did not promote slavery.
Still, the school staffer insisted, “the bag can’t go back if it’s got the patch on it, cause we can’t have that in and around other kids.”
The faculty member then told Jaiden’s mother that The Vanguard School’s Director of Operations, Jeff Yocum, could help her better understand the policy.
The crazy thing is that many are still attacking the student for wearing the patch.
Jaiden WINS !!! He gets to keep Gadsden flag on Backpack … the same as his crazy teacher gets to keep these crap stickers on her car. pic.twitter.com/k6CFqnK9hg
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) August 30, 2023
This is Jaiden, the 12 y/o Patriot who refused to remove the Gadsden flag from his backpack
School officials said it was “distracting” and “offensive” to other students
After being asked to leave school for refusing to comply, he took this picture near the car of a school… pic.twitter.com/0VXHGhsbgr
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 29, 2023
“The Gadsden flag (also called Hopkins flag) was the historical flag used by Commodore Esek Hopkins, the United States’ first naval commander in chief, as his personal ensign during the American Revolution (1775–83).” pic.twitter.com/OJhAhTJ30a
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 31, 2023
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Footage of the meeting at The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs went viral and eventually prompted Polis to step in to defend the flag as “a proud symbol of the American revolution.”
“(The flag is an) iconic warning to Britain or any government not to violate the liberties of Americans,” Polis, a Democrat, said in a response to another user on X. “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!”
UPDATE:
Jaiden (12) speaks out after getting kicked out of class for wearing a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack:
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 30, 2023
It’s only a matter of time before Democrats kick students out of classrooms for wearing an American flag!
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