First Amendment. 12-Year-Old Boy Removed From School Over 'Don't Tread on Me' Patch "The Gadsden flag is a proud symbol of the American revolution," says Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

A Colorado teacher kicked a student (above) out of the classroom for having a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack. Twitter / @cboyack. The flag was first used by the US’s first naval commander-in ...

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis called the Gadsden flag 'a proud symbol of the American revolution' after a a Colorado student was told to remove a patch of the "Don't Tread on Me" flag from his backpack.

A Colorado school has kicked a 12-year-old student off campus for refusing to remove a patch on his backpack depicting the nation’s historical “Don’t Tread on Me” flag.