Ohio Eleven Year Old Boy Has Arm Broken For Cheerleading - Lez Get Real

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Tyler Wilson wants to be a cheerleader. The eleven year old loves to jump and tumble, and that is why he wanted to do it. Tyler has said “I was kinda nervous cause I didn’t know anything. I didn’t want to feel…well, because I’m a boy and stuff.” Of course, this has its own problems. Wilson joined the Findlay Steeler, which is unaffiliated with his school Glenwood Middle. At school, though, he was bullied. According to Tyler “They were saying that I was a sissy and a queer and stuff like that.” On 31 August, Tyler was walking home and it was on that walk home that he was called names and knocked to the ground by two students who broke his arm.

Kristy Wilson, Tyler’s mother, had warned her son that there would be teasing, but did not want to stop him from pursuing his interest. She has said “No, I’m not gonna tell him not to do it if it’s something that he’s interested in, I want him to enjoy whatever he can enjoy in life.” Tyler did try to hide what happened to his arm, but told his mother after a doctor informed her about just how severe the injury was. She then called the police and they told her “The police officer did warn me. These kids are young, I don’t know for sure if they’ll get prosecuted but in my opinion, because it’s a broken bone, he said, I think the prosecutor will take it a little bit more seriously, he said, I am gonna recommend charges.”

According to the police following the investigation, the two students who attacked Tyler could be punished by the county prosecutor. The teasing has not stopped either, but Tyler has received support from the football players on the team he cheers for. He has stated “It’s signed by all the players and the coaches and that’s kinda, most likely, it, but some of them wrote down their numbers and it says ‘you can do it.’”

Tyler may need surgery on his arm, but plans to continue to pursue cheerleading “So I can make a lifestyle out of it and end up like other boys who are getting full-ride scholarships.” The school’s principle has stated that the bullying on campus is being dealt with by the district, but the off-campus stuff will have to be handled by the prosecutor who has not made any commitment to prosecuting the case so far.

Many states have tried to pass anti-bullying legislation in order to protect children like Tyler Wilson, but they are often opposed by anti-LGBT groups.