As you get older, standing out from the crowd can actually be a good thing, however, when you’re in fourth-grade, standing out means getting mercilessly bullied.
In honor of a breast cancer awareness campaign, one fourth-grader from Sheboygan Falls Elementary School wore a bubblegum pink shirt to school one day. The shirt read ‘Tough Guys Wear Pink’ yet instead of feeling tough, 9-year-old William Gierke felt like a loser.
After bullies picked on William for his pink shirt and called him a ‘sissy’, he ended up going home in tears and was so traumatized that he even told his mom, Tomi, he didn’t want to go back to school.
Despite being scared of the bullies, William went back to school, but was stunned when he saw his teacher, Mr. Winter, in a bright pink shirt. “It started out as a way to help William feel safe at school,” said Mr. Winter, who wore pink shirts for an entire week. “That’s what I want it to be is a way for him to feel that way and to know that he’s supported.”
William was so excited by what his teacher did, so took a picture together and sent his worried mom the picture.“I sat at my desk and I actually was in tears,” Tomi said.
“It made me feel really happy,” William said.“I feel a lot more comfortable; I don’t let it bother me anymore.”
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