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03-18-2014, 09:12 PM
School Bans Bullied Boy From Wearing 'My Little Pony' Backpack
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When 9-year-old Grayson Bruce told his mom that he was being bullied at his school for wearing a My Little Pony (http://mashable.com/category/my-little-pony/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) backpack, she did what most parents would: informed the school of the abuse.
Instead of addressing the bullies, though, the **rth Carolina school told **reen Bruce that her son was ** longer allowed to bring his bag to school. **reen was outraged, as she felt the popular show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic sends a good message
See also: Bronies: The Colorful Side of Millennial Escapism (http://mashable.com/2013/05/01/bronies-hey-ocean/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"It's promoting friendship," she told WLOS-TV (http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_-school-bully-concerns-15463.shtml) in Nashville
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When 9-year-old Grayson Bruce told his mom that he was being bullied at his school for wearing a My Little Pony (http://mashable.com/category/my-little-pony/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) backpack, she did what most parents would: informed the school of the abuse.
Instead of addressing the bullies, though, the **rth Carolina school told **reen Bruce that her son was ** longer allowed to bring his bag to school. **reen was outraged, as she felt the popular show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic sends a good message
See also: Bronies: The Colorful Side of Millennial Escapism (http://mashable.com/2013/05/01/bronies-hey-ocean/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"It's promoting friendship," she told WLOS-TV (http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_-school-bully-concerns-15463.shtml) in Nashville