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Mother's outrage after her son is suspended because HE was beaten up on school bus for wearing 'Make American Great Again' hat

  • Gavin, 12, was attacked by peers for his political beliefs on Wednesday 
  • The sixth grader was wearing a pro-Trump hat when he was bullied
  • Gavin was suspended from his middle school after the incident in St. Louis 
  • His mother Christina Cortina said she felt her son was made an example out of 
  • A video captures the middle school student being targeted on a bus
  • A student yelled at Gavin 'you want to build a f****** wall?' before punches were thrown

By Cheyenne Roundtree For Dailymail.com

PUBLISHED: 19:08 EST, 4 February 2017 | UPDATED: 00:52 EST, 5 February 2017

 

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A mother of a sixth-grade student is outraged after her son was suspended for getting beaten up on a school bus for wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat. 

Gavin, 12, was filmed being verbally and physically bullied by his Parkway School District peers because he wore his political beliefs on a hat, on Wednesday, in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was suspended after the incident, although he was the one attacked. This caused his mother Christina Cortina to be outraged and she expressed concern over letting him wear the hat again.

 

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Gavin, a sixth-grade student, was suspended after he was filmed being attacked by classmates on a school bus
It was all because he was wearing  a 'Make America Great Again' hat in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday
 

Gavin, a sixth-grade student, was suspended after he was filmed being attacked by classmates on a school bus because he was wearing  a 'Make America Great Again' hat in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday

 
 
 
 
 
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Middle school student attacked on bus for wearing 'Make America Great Again' hat
 
 
 
His mother, Christina Cortina was outraged that her son was targeted and punished. She said: 'I feel like my son was made an example of, it was a tricky situation, it was politically charged' 

His mother, Christina Cortina was outraged that her son was targeted and punished. She said: 'I feel like my son was made an example of, it was a tricky situation, it was politically charged' 

Cortina said to News 4: 'As a parent it's so upsetting. I feel like my son was made an example of, it was a tricky situation, it was politically charged.'   

Her son was ganged up on by multiple students as one yells 'you want to build a wall? You want to build a f****** wall?' before the situation became physical.

In the clip, the middle school student s seen wearing the red campaign hat and standing up in front of his seat as he is arguing with another student.

A classmate questions the sixth grader about Trump's plan to build a border wall and punches seem to be thrown in Gavin's direction. 

In the clip, Gavin is seen wearing the red campaign hat and arguing with another peer
One student yells 'you want to build a wall? You want to build a f****** wall?' before the situation becomes physical and punches are thrown
 

In the clip, Gavin is seen wearing the red campaign hat and arguing with another peer. One student yells 'you want to build a wall? You want to build a f****** wall?' before the situation becomes physical and punches are thrown (right)

Gavin was ultimately suspended from his middle school in the Parkway School District over the incident 

Gavin was ultimately suspended from his middle school in the Parkway School District over the incident 

Gavin said to News 4: 'At one point, he just got so frustrated he pushed me.

'And then he kept hitting me and backing me up by the window of the bus, and so I just had to push him out.' 

A spokesperson for the Parkway School District said the fight was investigated and that all students involved have faced 'consequences.'

The spokesperson added the Missouri school district was also working to sit all the students down and reach an peaceful understanding about the incident and politics. 



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OK. The first thing I want to know is: were any of the other
students involved in the fracas suspended? If their "conse-
quences" involved a slap on the wrist, then I'd be outraged
as well, and would be hiring a lawyer. If the "sit-down"
meeting ever occurs, I hope Gavin's parents fully brief him
on questions the other students may throw at him, and
that he has all the info to back his beliefs.



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Generally, in a fight situation, everyone involved is suspended.

It's not always easy to stand up for what you believe.



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It's not really a fighting situation if you are the one getting pummeled out of the blue.

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The pictures don't show a kid getting jumped out of the blue.

They show a kid who was most likely arguing.

In a fighting situation, everyone involved gets suspended.

I'm not saying it's right, just saying that is usually what happens.

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That's true. I don't disagree with that. It's usually the easiest thing to do.

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Mom doesn't talk about her kid being picked on/bullied/attacked in other ways. My guess is that that is because it didn't happen. I also guess that the kid is generally a little sh*t who other kids wanted to give a beating to anyways. Regardless of apparel. I also wonder if the other kids weren't from ethnic minority families.

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He's a little **** for wearing a hat?

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I think he has a bit of ethnic in him as well.

And the kid doesn't have to be any kind of anything.

It's kids repeating the attitudes of their parents.

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He's a little **** for wearing a hat?

 I didn't say it was about the hat.  You can be a little **** without a red hat.  I was just wondering if the reason he this much attention for a beating was because of the hat or because he has a mouth on him.  Not excusing the others, but people with and without hats get beatings all the time.  Because they are little ****s.



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Would anyone care to take bets that the kids pummeling him would be aghast if they were asked to remove a hat they they might be wearing that might say something like "Keep Gay Marriage Legal!", or whatever their cause of the moment is?

It's not free speech if people with opposing views can't express them too.

With the video present, I disagree with suspension for him. It's pretty clear that he's simply defending himself. I only agree with "suspend everyone" if there's no way to tell who did what, and when or how.

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Tignanello wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

He's a little **** for wearing a hat?

 I didn't say it was about the hat.  You can be a little **** without a red hat.  I was just wondering if the reason he this much attention for a beating was because of the hat or because he has a mouth on him.  Not excusing the others, but people with and without hats get beatings all the time.  Because they are little ****s.

 And where is your pre-conceived notion the kid is a little **** coming from?  You "guessed", remember.  Just WOW.  You want to give the kids on the bus that bullied him a cookie, too?



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Lawyerlady wrote:
Tignanello wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

He's a little **** for wearing a hat?

 I didn't say it was about the hat.  You can be a little **** without a red hat.  I was just wondering if the reason he this much attention for a beating was because of the hat or because he has a mouth on him.  Not excusing the others, but people with and without hats get beatings all the time.  Because they are little ****s.

 And where is your pre-conceived notion the kid is a little **** coming from?  You "guessed", remember.  Just WOW.  You want to give the kids on the bus that bullied him a cookie, too?

 I'm not giving anyone a cookie.  Kids who get in fights on busses are generally little ****s.  The only reason that this made national news is because of the hat.  (and you can keep your patronizing 'Just WOW' to yourself.  Along with all the other patronizing sentence stems you all like to use to show your indignance.  Try a real sentence once in a while. WOW.)



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Tignanello wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Tignanello wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

He's a little **** for wearing a hat?

 I didn't say it was about the hat.  You can be a little **** without a red hat.  I was just wondering if the reason he this much attention for a beating was because of the hat or because he has a mouth on him.  Not excusing the others, but people with and without hats get beatings all the time.  Because they are little ****s.

 And where is your pre-conceived notion the kid is a little **** coming from?  You "guessed", remember.  Just WOW.  You want to give the kids on the bus that bullied him a cookie, too?

 I'm not giving anyone a cookie.  Kids who get in fights on busses are generally little ****s.  The only reason that this made national news is because of the hat.  (and you can keep your patronizing 'Just WOW' to yourself.  Along with all the other patronizing sentence stems you all like to use to show your indignance.  Try a real sentence once in a while. WOW.)

 So getting ganged up on by a bunch of other kids means you are a fighter and a little ****?  Please.  You are reaching.  And thank you for the comments on my sentences.  I'll say whatever the fvck I want to convey the RIDICULOUSNESS of your posts.  



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And you OBVIOUSLY didn't watch the video. Did you beat up the kids you didn't agree with in school?

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I hope his mother sues the school district. VICTIMS shouldn't be the ones punished.

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What ever happened to a dress code?

Our kids couldn't wear a hat, of any kind.

Or a T-shirt that had a message.

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Lawyerlady wrote:

And you OBVIOUSLY didn't watch the video. Did you beat up the kids you didn't agree with in school?

 I wasn't a little ****.  And yes.  However, we don't see what happened before, after or other days/times.  Is the capitalization of the OBVIOUSLY because you feel the need to ensure that I can see it, or is it your way of demonstrating superiority?



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Lawyerlady wrote:

And you OBVIOUSLY didn't watch the video. Did you beat up the kids you didn't agree with in school?

 I wasn't a little ****.  And yes.  However, we don't see what happened before, after or other days/times.  Is the capitalization of the OBVIOUSLY because you feel the need to ensure that I can see it, or is it your way of demonstrating superiority?

You sure about that first part?  You might have worn something or believed something others didn't agree with.  You are pretty damn clear in your posts.  You've labeled this kid a little **** for doing nothing more than wearing a Trump hat.  Guess you are one of the liberals that preach acceptance and tolerance for those that agree with you and everyone else is a little ****.  Nice.  And you, my dear, can stop trying to shame me over calling you out on it.  It's not going to work.  Your comments on this thread are very telling.  Not sleeping much?  Been too long since you got laid?  What the hell else could be the reason for you thinking it's ok for kids to beat up someone else even if he's a little ****?  They need to keep their fvcking hands to themselves.   

 



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Lawyerlady wrote:
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And you OBVIOUSLY didn't watch the video. Did you beat up the kids you didn't agree with in school?

 I wasn't a little ****.  And yes.  However, we don't see what happened before, after or other days/times.  Is the capitalization of the OBVIOUSLY because you feel the need to ensure that I can see it, or is it your way of demonstrating superiority?

You sure about that first part?  You might have worn something or believed something others didn't agree with.  You are pretty damn clear in your posts.  You've labeled this kid a little **** for doing nothing more than wearing a Trump hat.  Guess you are one of the liberals that preach acceptance and tolerance for those that agree with you and everyone else is a little ****.  Nice.  And you, my dear, can stop trying to shame me over calling you out on it.  It's not going to work.  Your comments on this thread are very telling.  Not sleeping much?  Been too long since you got laid?  What the hell else could be the reason for you thinking it's ok for kids to beat up someone else even if he's a little ****?  They need to keep their fvcking hands to themselves.   

 

 



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You've labeled this kid a little **** for doing nothing more than wearing a Trump hat.

Actually, I've made it pretty clear that this was NOT what I was doing.  

What the hell else could be the reason for you thinking it's ok for kids to beat up someone else even if he's a little ****?

Again, not sure where I said it's okay.  You are definitely doing a good job of spinning my posts and creating what you choose to disseminate.

Been too long since you got laid? 

This is plain ole' inappropriate.



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Tignanello wrote:

Mom doesn't talk about her kid being picked on/bullied/attacked in other ways. My guess is that that is because it didn't happen. I also guess that the kid is generally a little sh*t who other kids wanted to give a beating to anyways. Regardless of apparel. I also wonder if the other kids weren't from ethnic minority families.

 THIS is your first post on the subject.  You have no basis for your attitude towards that kid.  

 

"Mom doesn't talk about her kid being picked on/bullied/attacked in other ways."  What does that have to do with him getting beat up on the bus in THIS instance?

 

"I also guess that the kid is generally a little sh*t who other kids wanted to give a beating to anyways."  Based on WHAT?  And way to excuse bullying.  Do you think women who slept with other guys and wear short skirts deserve to get raped, too.?  

"I also wonder if the other kids weren't from ethnic minority families."  What difference does that make?  And did you see his mother?

 



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this is just an extension of the mainstream media's endorsement/aggrandizement of violence as a tactic to silence those with opinions that differ/disagree with the media's narrative--and these are children--if this had been our son, would have been in touch with the parents of the other kids myself--in person

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