Current, Former Oklahoma Athletes Defend Autistic Kid Bullied in Norman: Video

Posted on January 22, 2022

A video from Norman, Oklahoma of a 6th grade Autistic boy being bullied by a classmate has several Oklahoma athletes speaking out on social media.

According to this video, which now has hundreds of thousands of views, the boy’s name is Joshua, and the altercation took place at Alcott Middle School.

Here’s the original video.

An autistic 6th grade boy named Joshua was physically attacked by his peer at Alcott Middle School in Norman, Oklahoma. This bully had been picking on Joshua for quite some time, he even had been jumping at Joshua in the hallways trying to "get him to flinch". pic.twitter.com/KS8aRi1yLv
— Mya 🥶 (@lowkeyhawaiian) January 21, 2022

Here are some of the former and current Oklahoma athletes sharing their thoughts and reacting to this video and defending the kid who was bullied.

F***ing Sad!! No kid should EVER have to go through this.. not physically capable enough to protect himself & the other kid knows that , you 🤡 !!!

Somebody pls get me Joshua’s info .. https://t.co/TBlQVDuGpx
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) January 22, 2022

This is crazy. Please anyone let me know if there is a way I can get in touch with Joshua https://t.co/oIcKcH8IZO
— Marcus Hicks (@HarcusMicks99) January 21, 2022

Can someone get me in touch with Joshua, I’d like him to come out to the track to hangout at practice and meet some of the team? DM me https://t.co/pfeENcI6Kh
— Vernon Turner ✞ (@Vernon_3) January 22, 2022

Joshua, i’m sorry this happened to you. If anyone knows how to get in contact with him or his family, i’d love to give him a little care package with gear and go get lunch one day. Please sooner nation find his contact info and lmk!! https://t.co/k69Cylkaih
— jackson sumlin (@jacksonsumlin) January 22, 2022

Come on man… someone help my guy out. There’s no place for stuff like this. If he or his mom sees this pls reach out for anything I could do for him 🤝 he’s got a friend in me https://t.co/HyhDkOzcn1
— Isaac Stoops (@IsaacStoops3) January 21, 2022