Sunday, September 08, 2019

Classy Move by Tennessee

The university helped a young child make lemonade out of life's lemons:
The young University of Tennessee fan that was bullied last week for a homemade shirt he wore to his school’s collegiate day was shown an outpouring of support that has since inspired the university to make his design into an official piece of apparel...

“Some girls at the lunch table next to his (who didn’t even participate in college colors day) had made fun of his sign that he had attached to his shirt. He was DEVASTATED," she wrote. "I know kids can be cruel, I am aware that it’s not the fanciest sign, BUT this kid used the resources he had available to him to participate in a spirit day.”

The teacher, obviously touched by the student’s attempt, said she was going to get him his own shirt but posted the story to social media to try and get in contact with someone from the university.

Her expectations were surpassed.

Not only did the University of Tennessee send a box full of “swag” - so that the student would never run out of options to show his Vols pride - but they also announced that they would be designing an official school shirt after his own creation.
There is plenty of decency in the world if you look for it.

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