Bullies Throw Deaf Student’s Backpack In A Toilet, Then Mom Pulls Him Out Of School [View all]

[KamaAina]

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This is disturbing. Omaha, Nebraska student, Alex Hernandez has been deaf since he was one years old. Due to his cochlear implant and surgery scars, he’s been bullied his whole life. However, one traumatic incident at Burke High School has the whole community outraged.

Hernandez noticed his backpack with his tablet, homework, cochlear implant battery, money, and school supplies were taken. When teachers reviewed security footage they discovered two teen boys stealing it and dumping it into a toilet.

“Those students think it’s OK to bully a deaf student, but it’s not. It’s not OK to bully someone who is disabled, deaf or hard of hearing,” Hernandez said. “Or anyone for that matter.”...

Nevertheless, Hernandez and his mom have made a difficult decision. They decided it was best that Hernandez transfer to Ralston High School. The high school senior no longer feels safe. What he does know is that there are plenty of people out there who support him, they just don’t go to his current school.