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Boy’s Backpack Allowed Despite Bullying Fears

NC Boy Goes Back to School In Spite of Bullying Caused by Backpack School officials in Buncombe, North Carolina, have agreed to allow a 9-year-old boy back in school, despite earlier fears that his “My Little Ponies” brand backpack would cause bullying. The boy’s family said that their son was originally prevented from taking his backpack into Candler Elementary School because administrators were afraid it would make him a target of bullying. "We are pleased the school system is working closely with us," Noreen Bruce, the student’s … [Read more...]