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Girl's anti-bullying plea gets support from Hugh Jackman

SCRANTON — A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl’s video appeal to stop bullying is getting support from around the world, including from “The Wolverine” actor Hugh Jackman.

The video first appeared on Cassidy Warner’s Facebook page last month, when the fourth-grader held up signs describing her experience at her elementary school.

Cassidy says she’s been bullied since first grade. She says she’s been spat on, been hit and had her hair pulled. She says whenever she sits at a lunch table other kids leave.

Jackman on Wednesday posted a supportive message to Cassidy, saying he wants her to know she’s “loved, special and smart.”

Cassidy’s mother reposted the video on Facebook. Her father said that John Adams Elementary School has changed her lunch period and recess in response.

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