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March 18, 2014 01:45 pm -07

School Bans Bullied Boy From Wearing 'My Little Pony' Backpack

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When 9-year-old Grayson Bruce told his mom that he was being bullied at his school for wearing a My Little Pony backpack, she did what most parents would: informed the school of the abuse.

Instead of addressing the bullies, though, the North Carolina school told Noreen Bruce that her son was no longer allowed to bring his bag to school. Noreen was outraged, as she felt the popular show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic sends a good message

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"It's promoting friendship," she told WLOS-TV in Nashville"There's no bad words, there's no violence. It's hard to find that, even in cartoons now." Read more...

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