Schools in Colorado warned middle school students for carrying the Gadsden flag on their backpacks, but will now allow students to carry the flag.
what is the background?
Jaden, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, was shown Tuesday a video of school administrators reprimanding him for the “Don’t Step on Me” flag patch on his backpack. published and spread rapidly.
School officials claimed the flag was linked to slavery and racism, but the boy’s mother disagreed.
A school administrator told the boy’s mother, “The reason we don’t want the flag to be raised is because it has its roots in slavery and the slave trade,” claiming it would “destroy the classroom environment.”
in Email with student’s motherschool administrators also claimed the Gadsden flag was associated with “hate groups,” Confederate flags, and “white supremacist groups.”
The school defended itself on Tuesday after garnering national media attention, claiming the story was “incomplete.” According to a statement shared with KOAA-TV.
The Vanguard School said the Gadsden flag patch “was part of six other patches for semi-automatic rifles” that were on his backpack, but Jaden removed those firearm-related patches. I admit that I did. However, the statement fails to explain why school administrators demanded the removal of the Gadsden flag patch and falsely associated it with slavery.patch Do not violate the school dress code.
what is going on now?
The Vanguard School board held an emergency meeting late Tuesday and decided that Jaden could wear the “Don’t Treat on Me” flag patch.
In an email to Vanguard School parents shared with TheBlaze, the board explained:
Since Vanguard was founded, we have proudly supported the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the ordered liberties that every American has enjoyed for nearly 250 years. The Vanguard School recognizes the historical importance of the Gadsden flag and its place in history. This incident is an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to classical education in support of these American principles.
At this time, the Vanguard School Board and school district have notified families of students that they may attend school with a visible Gadsden flag patch on their backpacks.
The student’s mother, Eden Rodriguez, told KOAA she was proud that her son had taken the stand.
“I want him to stand up for his rights. [not] “You say ‘I bow down to the government,'” she told the news station, adding, “I’m proud he chose the difficult path.”
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