Bullying has led to self-esteem 11-year-old schoolboy Phil Mick has sunk to a new low. To help a boy to cope with stress, on Tuesday, the first day of classes — dozens of motorcyclists helped him to feel more confident with him in high school DeKalb.
About 50 bikers from cities such as Fort Wayne and Columbia city, gathered in the restaurant, Richards Restaurant in Auburn to support the boy. The event was organized in Facebook by Brent Garfildom from KDZ Motorcycle Sales & Service. He says that in the biker community do not approve of bullying in schools, because it leads to suicides among teenagers.
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According to the report of the Centre for control and prevention of diseases in 2015, suicide is the third most common cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 years. According to officials, the young people who are often bullied peers, as well as those who often harassed, commit suicide more often.
Tammy Mick told me that her son had never complained of the offenders, but she noticed that he had changed. Then she decided to talk to him and found out what it is. Tammy calls Warfield, organizer of the rally, «guardian angel» to Phil, whose classmates brought up the fact that he began to consider himself useless and stupid.
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Warfield said that he met the family of Mick last Christmas. The story of a boy so impressed him that he offered to arrange an escort for Phil in the first day of school. The boy made friends with bikers, so he was looking forward to his first trip, which took place this Tuesday.
The emergence of Phil made a splash at the schoolyard of the middle school DeKalb. Director Matt Vince says that during their visit in the school building , the walls literally shook from the roar of the engines. He thanked the motorcyclists for their support to his disciple, saying to confront bullies is very important. Vince urged students, parents and other community members to report any problems with bullying by phone, email or through the app DeKalb County Central United Schools, that school authorities could help.
source: facebook.com/brent.warfield
