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Meet the fearless middle schooler who dared to wear the Gadsden flag in class

December 13, 2023 | Post

In late August 2023, middle schooler, Jaiden Rodriguez, was removed from class over a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack.

This was in defiance of the First Amendment’s protection of free speech, which has long been deemed fully applicable to publicly funded schools by the U.S. Supreme Court.

But First Amendment rights did not mean this was the end of the story.