A physical education teacher’s touching gesture toward a young, severely disabled student went viral after heartrending videos captured the pair completing a class obstacle course together. Decorum cast aside, the man lifts up young Heitor, jumps rope, and hops through hoops in a moment of pure beauty. The teacher, 26-year-old Gean Sampaio de Melo, from Londrina, Brazil, is passionate about including students who’d otherwise be excluded and is willing to “make a mess” of himself to make them smile. Last fall, Gean went out of his way to reach out to 6-year-old Heitor, who’s lived with cerebral palsy since he was 7 days old. “He is very affectionate, has some motor impairments that are being improved with physiotherapy,” Gean told The Epoch Times in Portuguese. “I would never exclude Heitor from my classes or find it difficult to include him—to the contrary. “Heitor chose me and accepted me on the first day of class.” Heitor …
Touching Video Shows Teacher in Brazil Aiding Severely Disabled Boy to Partake in Obstacle Course in Gym Class
March 6, 2022
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