Freshman Bullied On First Day Of School Makes Friends With Seniors Who Stepped Up

Sep 04, 2019 by apost team

As much as we are loathed to admit it, a lot of young kids are bullies — the reasons why a child is cruel to another vary. Adults can't always step in to help. But for one teenager, it was other young people who ended up stepping in to help.

Caleb Wrenn started his first day of high school as any other 14-year-old would do. The first day didn't go as Caleb wished. No one tried to make him feel welcome, and he found himself eating all alone. Worst of all, the other kids teased him due to his height. Like other "short kids," he had to put up with some unnecessary grief.

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Caleb does have a sister who cares for him. While feeling down at school, he sent her a text. Sister Leah went to Twitter to draw a little positive attention to her younger brother. The tweet made the rounds and caught the attention of other kids at the school, reports WXII.

Demontez Canada, a two-sport athlete at the school, was one of the classmates who reached out to make friends with Caleb. Canada and friends surprised Caleb by joining him for lunch. Caleb found himself making many new friends. Equally important, he also learned that there are many caring kids at Reidsville Senior High School.

"I’m just glad that he has friends that he can count on, that he can talk to, and that he can know that we’ve got his back," said Demontez's friend Tyvon Smoot, who also made friends with Caleb, to WXII.

Caleb's tale is an absolute feel-good story. Let all your friends know about the happy conclusion to his first day at High School. The story reinforces the notion there are some great kids out there.