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Student's Speech Brings Tears to Some Who'd Bullied Him

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Student's Speech Brings Tears to Some Who'd Bullied Him
A teenager, who endured years of bullying, brought his classmates to tears at a school assembly that was later broadcast by a documentary in Britain. Educating Yorkshire placed cameras around the school and revealed a powerful breakthrough moment with a student who stammered, and his subsequent speech in front of the whole school.

A teenager brought his classmates to tears at a school assembly that was later broadcast by a documentary in Britain.

"Educating Yorkshire" placed cameras and videographers around the school, which captured powerful moments for the short TV series.

Musharaf Asgar endured years of bullying due to his stammering. But, one day a teacher tried the remedy that was hailed in "The King's Speech" film.

Once the boy put on headphones playing music in his ears, his stammer subsided dramatically. The excitement of the breakthrough and the subsquent speech before the school was all filmed for the show.

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