“I have to stand up for them,” 9-year-old Oklahoma girl on a mission to end bullying after being a victim herself 

SULPHUR, Okla. – Sometimes, life’s greatest lessons are not taught from a text book. In Mrs. Cole’s 4th grade class, kindness, grace and love are paramount to the curriculum. 9-year-old Mahkenzee Kennedy even started an anti-bullying campaign at Sulphur Intermediate School. In tears, she shared, “I was bullied. I was called fat.” It began in kindergarten. Nobody knew she had a medical condition called hypothyroidism, making it almost impossible to maintain her weight. “She started hating school. Nobody would play […]