Meaning of the 'don't tread on me' flag as boy is kicked out of school for displaying symbol

A 12-year-old boy in Colorado was reportedly kicked out of class on Monday for displaying the Gadsden flag – and it sent the internet into overdrive.While the student Jaiden Rodriguez was at first ordered to remove the flag, which features a coiled rattlesnake and the phrase “Don’t tread on me”, he

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