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A school punished a blind 8-year-old boy by taking away his cane and replacing it with a pool toy.
The boy has been managing his daily life with a pool noodle but finds it tough to get around as he can't get a feel of things with the new tool, reports Fox News.
The boy who was born with bilateral anopthalmia, which left him without eyes, was punished by the school authorities after the school bus driver complained that he hit another student with his cane.
The boy's father believes that the move has only left his son humiliated in public. He went on to defend his son and say that he did life his cane sometimes and the driver might have mistaken that as an attempt to hit another student.
The boy's case was taken up by a news channel and everyone termed the school's decision as unfair as the cane is something that he needs to move around. The school district was left red faced and apologised to the student.
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