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School Boys Don Suits and Ties to Look Like Boy Who Gets Teased

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26 Nov 2013 32 views
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School Boys Don Suits and Ties to Look Like Boy Who Gets Teased
Near Bridgewater, Mass., a band of brothers from a football team heard about their fiercely-loved water boy getting teased. The small 6-year-old boy who has some speech impediments was being teased for wearing tweed suits with ties every day.

Near Bridgewater, Mass., a band of brothers from a football team heard about their "water boy" getting teased. The small 6-year-old boy who has some speech impediments was being teased for wearing tweed suits with ties every day.

WCVB in Boston says the team of fifth-graders played great defense and showed their fiercely-loved assistant some solid support.

(WATCH the inspiring video below, or READ the story from WCVB)

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