Published 16:09 IST, September 24th 2019
Basketball playing kids invite wheelchair-bound boy to play ball
Students inviting a wheelchair-bound kid to play basketball in a Facebook video post of Topsail Elementary school is going viral for all the good reasons.
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video of students of Topsail Elementary School inviting a wheelchair-bound kid to play basketball with m is going viral for all right reasons. gesture shown in video is in itself a moral lesson for all who watch it. kids have shown that basketball isn’t only about who could dunk or shoot a three-pointer, in fact, its meant for all who want to play it irrespective of expertise and ability. joyous moment was captured on camera by a teacher, Jody Keziah, and since n has garnered thousands of views on internet.
"Some lessons can’t be taught in a classroom..." wrote Topsail Elementary School in caption of video post on ir Facebook P.
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kind gesture
It's t always about winning or scoring that makes a game exciting. Rar spirit of every game is to bring joy and teach leership. This was very well understood by students at Topsail Elementary School. In video, several students are seen playing basketball with ir classmate Francis Veras Espina, who is on a wheelchair. In spite of playing among mselves, students thought of making him join m. y run a play so Francis could dunk ball with help of his teammates. This ends with all of m celebrating. This very moment was captured and shared by school teacher on school's Facebook p which has garnered los of views and plaudits since it's been posted.
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Netizens laud students' act
Responding to student's gesture, one of Facebook users said: "To Parents and Teachers of se boys - Thank You! se Amazing kids show everything that’s great in America". Ar wrote: " I cant stop watching this. joy on all of ir faces is a beautiful thing! My heart is full of watching it!". A third user said: "So awesome this just shows how everybody can get along matter colour of skin or what struggles or illnesses we may face every day". While a fourth said: "This is amazing!! Well done, Topsail, for ticing an amazing moment and sharing it with world!".
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Espina is part of school’s aptive Exceptional Children’s Program
As per reports by American media, school district authorities, Pender County Schools told that all students were in same gre. teachers first ticed fifth grers inviting students from Topsail Elementary School’s aptive Exceptional Children’s Program — of which Espina is a part — to play with m during ir shared recess a day before viral video was shot. next day when y invited him again, teacher used her phone to shoot game.
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