University of Tennessee turns bullied 4th grader's t-shirt design into official school apparel https://t.co/lR8pX7b3ky pic.twitter.com/reKW9795PX
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 8, 2019
When an elementary school student showed up to class wearing a T-shirt with a hand-drawn logo representing the University of Tennessee, he was bullied by the other kids. The unnamed fourth grader drew the University’s logo on a piece of paper and stapled it to his orange t-shirt for college colors week. Despite his creativity not being appreciated by the other students, the actual university took notice and stepped up. When UT found out, they used his logo for an official T-shirt—and they even offered him a 4-year scholarship!
The University of Tennessee decided to give a portion of the T-shirt sale proceeds to STOMP Out Bullying, a national non-profit organization that is dedicated to eradicating bullying of all kinds. So far, more than 50,000 shirts featuring the boy’s design have been pre-sold by the VolShop. It’s so popular in fact, that it even crashed the website! “When I told him that his design was being made into a real shirt and people wanted to wear it, his jaw dropped,” the boy’s teacher Laura Snyder says. “He had a big smile on his face, walked taller, and I could tell his confidence grew today! Thank you to the UT Nation for that!!”
If that wasn’t exciting enough, UT recently published a press release, stating their generous scholarship offer. “In recognition of the fourth-grader’s Volunteer spirit, the university has extended an offer of honorary admission for him to join the Class of 2032,” they say. “In addition, he has been awarded a four-year scholarship covering his tuition and fees beginning fall 2028 should he decide to attend UT and meet admission requirements.”
When University of Tennessee discovered a boy was getting bullied for his handmade shirt, they used his design for an official T-shirt and offered him a 4-year scholarship.
A Florida boy who was bullied for his homemade T-shirt representing the University of Tennessee Volunteers at his elementary school’s college colors day had his design made official by the university – and the demand crashed the school’s website. https://t.co/KohMi0kaq2 pic.twitter.com/QwJQRp3o1q
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) September 9, 2019
HAPPY UPDATE!
University of Tennessee offers full scholarship to boy bullied for homemade T-shirthttps://t.co/TQGdDVwzZN pic.twitter.com/46ahLZDiu3
— azfamily 3TV CBS 5 (@azfamily) September 12, 2019
h/t: [Boing Boing]
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