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And then she learned that it was a joke. Classmates told her that her popular peers had orchestrated the nomination as a prank. Whitney was devastated. Thinking herself unworthy of such an honor as a legitimate nomination, she contemplated suicide, The Huffington Post reports.
That’s when the town stepped in. When word of the prank spread through the small Michigan community, residents refused to let Whitney be defeated by her school’s bullies. Business owners volunteered to dress Whitney in a stunning red gown, have her hair and nails done and take her out to dinner. Families packed the stands at the Homecoming game, where her name would be announced, so that all she would hear was applause.
Whitney did end up going to Homecoming. On a Facebook page created to support her and all teens being bullied, she wrote, “Going to Homecoming to show them that I’m not a joke. I’m a beautiful person and you shouldn’t mess with me!”
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BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 9/25/2012 12:00:00 AM
POSTED IN In the News, bullying
The only thing that would make this better is if the people who pulled the prank apolgized. I'm sure the popular girls did it because of jealousy, maybe Whitney is really intelligent and they struggle with math, maybe her dyed hair looks better than theirs does. Maybe the popular boys did it for similar reasons. Who knows, she might shoot foul shots better than they can, or something.
by smileurastar on 9/25/2012 4:38:48 PM
That is the best thing ever. An entire town coming together to help a poor bullied girl! That is so amazing!
by turnonthemusic1 on 9/25/2012 4:16:22 PM
Tha truely is AMAZING that a town would do something like this, So thankful we still have good people in this country!!! <3
by 89beautygirl on 9/25/2012 3:39:25 PM
Aaaaawwwww!!!! So sweet! And I'm about to cry because I just got back from my school Rachel's challenge assembly! Never be a bully!
by snowver11 on 9/25/2012 3:07:49 PM
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