{"id":133386,"date":"2023-09-02T08:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T12:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/?p=133386"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:36:14","slug":"school-gadsden-flag-incident-only-the-latest-example-of-teacher-ineptitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/school-gadsden-flag-incident-only-the-latest-example-of-teacher-ineptitude\/","title":{"rendered":"School Gadsden flag incident only the latest example of teacher ineptitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>UPDATED<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve likely seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koaa.com\/news\/covering-colorado\/colorado-springs-mom-says-son-kicked-out-of-class-over-gadsden-flag-patch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the news<\/a> this past week about the Colorado middle school student who was tossed from class for having a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack. The Revolutionary-era flag has a rattlesnake on it and the phrase &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tread On Me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Britannica, the flag&#8217;s origins lie with U.S. Naval Commodore Esek Hopkins with the snake a symbol of colonial unity. But the encyclopedia also notes that around 2009 &#8220;some people started to associate [the flag] with racism&#8221; because the Tea Party sometimes made use of it. Which is ridiculous because the Tea Party <em>wasn&#8217;t<\/em> racist. It just happened to oppose some Barack Obama administration policies.<\/p>\n<p>Some geniuses at the Vanguard School\u00a0seemingly took this idiocy at face value and demanded young Jaiden Rodriguez <em>(pictured) <\/em>remove the Gadsden patch: &#8220;We do not want the flag is to due to its origins with slavery and slave trade,&#8221; the boy and his mother were told.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrisonSD2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HarrisonSD2<\/a> kicked a 12-year-old kid out of class for having the gadsden flag claiming it has \u201corigins with slavery.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s mom defended him and said she taught him to stand up for his beliefs \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C5PlE1FNeK\">pic.twitter.com\/C5PlE1FNeK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1696538418841293136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The school eventually backed off and reversed course, allowing Jaden to keep the patch on his backpack. Colorado Governor Jared Polis even chimed in to say \u201cI think it&#8217;s great when kids express themselves in different ways as long as they&#8217;re not creating a disruptive environment, certainly the Gadsden flag is a great iconic American flag, other kids have LGBT flags, others have flags of major political parties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/far-left-teachers-rally-to-teach-truth-thumb-noses-at-anti-crt-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Far-left teachers rally to \u2018teach truth,\u2019 thumb noses at anti-CRT legislation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only things Jaiden &#8220;disrupted&#8221; were the delicate sensibilities of a few progressive educrats.<\/p>\n<p>But Jaiden&#8217;s situation is far from out-of-the-ordinary. Recall the elementary-level\u00a0<em>music<\/em> teacher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/teachers-who-teach-certain-topics-want-you-to-think-theyre-brave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who thinks<\/a> she&#8217;s so brave for teaching the &#8220;true&#8221; story of Thanksgiving and a lesson on &#8220;gender norms.&#8221; And the Canadian teacher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/teacher-rips-muslim-students-for-skipping-out-on-gay-pride-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who ripped<\/a> her Muslim students for not wanting to participate in gay pride activities. And the cat ears-wearing school board member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/cat-ears-wearing-neurodivergent-school-board-member-hiring-christian-teachers-is-not-safe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who declared<\/a> the employment of Christian teachers is &#8220;not safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget:<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the Muslim school board member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/muslim-school-board-member-was-against-9-11-tribute-wanted-teachers-screened-for-islamophobia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who wanted<\/a> teachers screened for &#8220;Islamophobia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the Virginia teachers union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/virginia-teachers-union-democrats-oppose-teaching-about-victims-of-communism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposes<\/a> teaching about the victims of communism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the Florida teacher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/black-history-month-florida-teacher-makes-white-students-act-as-servants-for-black-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who made<\/a> white students act as servants for black students during Black History Month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the Washington State principal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/appeals-court-rules-in-favor-of-teacher-who-wore-maga-hat-to-racial-bias-trainings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who threatened<\/a> a teacher for wearing a &#8220;MAGA&#8221; hat to an inservice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the teacher in Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/teacher-canned-for-telling-students-to-call-pedophiles-minor-attracted-persons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who told<\/a> a class not to use the term &#8220;pedophile&#8221; but &#8220;minor attracted persons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the Oregon teachers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/minority-teachers-at-oregon-school-eye-rolling-is-harmful-based-on-white-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who claimed<\/a> that rolling one&#8217;s eyes is a form of white supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the nation&#8217;s largest teachers union, the National Education Association, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/report-teachers-union-wanted-social-media-companies-to-censor-critical-race-theory-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wanted<\/a> social media companies to censor posts critical of, ironically, critical race theory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the Michigan teacher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/teacher-tells-parents-to-back-off-because-they-wouldnt-dare-tell-a-surgeon-what-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who told<\/a> parents to leave teachers alone because they would never consider telling a\u00a0<em>surgeon<\/em> what to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; the California teacher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/california-teacher-tells-class-to-pledge-allegiance-to-gay-pride-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who bragged<\/a> about having her class pledge allegiance to the gay pride flag.<\/p>\n<p>And this just scratches the surface. But by all means &#8212; let&#8217;s have a cow about a 12-year-old with a patriotic backpack patch. Always remember: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/self-righteous-teachers-are-not-gods-its-your-job-to-remind-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Self-righteous teachers are not gods. It\u2019s YOUR job to remind them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> <em>The article has been corrected to note the school is not a Hillsdale member or curriculum school and does not otherwise have a license to use Hillsdale&#8217;s curriculum.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/minnesota-school-district-investigates-teacher-for-wearing-trump-mask-one-year-after-george-floyd-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teacher suspended for wearing Trump face mask on anniversary of George Floyd\u2019s death<\/a><\/p>\n<p>IMAGE: Juanita Broaddrick\/Twitter<\/p>\n            <div class=\"article-truncate-control\">\n                <button class=\"show-complete-article\">\n                    Read More                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n\n        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never buckle to clueless school officials. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":775,"featured_media":133397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1367],"tags":[1121,50815,50818,50816,33812,1208,50817],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gadsden.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Oh4L-yHo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/775"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133386"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133542,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133386\/revisions\/133542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}