11-Yr-Old Battling Cancer Wants To "Leave School Forever" When Bully Rips Off Her Wig And Calls Her Names
Mar 01, 2020 by apost team
At only 10 years old, A’Myah Moon of Plano, Texas received startling news: the little girl was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. With her family’s help, A’Myah successfully fought the disease.
A year’s worth of treatment took its toll on the little girl, though. Due to the twice weekly chemotherapy sessions A’Myah endured, the little girl lost all of her hair. Now cancer free, A’Myah was looking forward to returning to her regular life at Bowman Middle School and seeing her friends again.
To help A’Myah feel more confident, her mother, Syreeta Smith, bought her a wig so that she could look just like any other kid, but A’Myah was only back at school for a few days when some of the kids began bullying her relentlessly.
As first reported in the Atlanta Black Star, A’Myah became the target of a group of bullies who ridiculed her for her wig. One day, one of the heartless kids even pulled A’Myah’s wig off. Humiliated, A’Myah ran to a nearby bathroom.
“I just want to leave school forever,” A’Myah told WFAA.
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Upon hearing about the horrific way A’Myah was treated, Syreeta immediately contacted the administration at Bowman Middle School. Unhappy with the response she got, Syreeta took her daughter’s story to Facebook. Heartbroken over the way A’Myah was treated and hoping to get the administration to take the incident seriously, numerous people began protesting outside of Bowman Middle School, waving signs encouraging the administration to end bullying. In a press release, the school explained that while they cannot go into the specifics of how they discipline individual students, they responded to the incident according to the procedures established by the Plano Independent School District.
Pleased by the response she’s gotten from the community, Syreeta continues to post updates on the situation. Sadly, Syreeta says that A’Myah is still the target of bullies, many of whom are saying that she is making too big a deal out of the incident. Nevertheless, A’Myah has become buoyed by all the support she received from social media. The little girl is once again a happy, joyful child.
What do you think of A’Myah’s story? How should schools respond to bullying? Do your friends or family have any further ideas?