In one of Chance's classes, the kids made anti-bullying skits. The kids were divided into groups and came up with their own ideas on an anti-bullying message.
We heard about this assignment not from Chance, but from a teacher, after the fact. She said that as the kids assessed who would play the bully and who would play the victim, Chance was chosen as the bully.
She was using this to demonstrate that Chance isn't held back by his implants, and his peers just seem to take it in stride that he wears them.
Chance would have been an easy person to choose as the victim because in real life, the kids who are different in any way, are prime victims for other kids to bully.
But Chance's peers didn't see Chance as the victim. They just saw him as another kid in the group and chose him to be the bully.
I don't think that Chance will be able to avoid all rude kids who may take aim at the fact that he wears implants, but his situation right now in school is very good. He has many friends. He knows kids from all different grades and when I walk down the hall with him at school, I hear many,"Hey Chance!" or "Hi!"
This does a lot of good for a mother's heart. Chance feels safe and valued at school and I am grateful.
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