Do you sometimes wish that superheroes like Batman or Superman were real-life heroes who fight for justice and defend those in need? Our world is definitively crying out for a hero but real heroes are difficult to find.
The problem of school violence is often being ignored by those who should take action to prevent it
However, that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. A real-life hero dressed in a ‘Batman’ costume helped escort a bullied girl to school in Crystal River, Florida and proved that heroes are real. The girl’s mom, Erica, posted the image of the hero and her girl Lydia on Facebook.
Erica told the media her daughter was bullied by her classmates and returned home one day with a black eye. She initially thought the kids were just playing but when she discovered Lydia had bruises and returned home with her eye red and swollen, she knew it was something more serious.
“She’s a very smart, bright child and social,” Calculli said. “Lydia has been coming home with bruises on her face. At first, it was very minor and I thought it happened just playing around. Two weeks ago, she had a black eye but didn’t say why. It breaks my heart that other kids are hurting my baby physically and emotionally.”
An unlikely hero comes to rescue Lydia from school bullies
Erica notified the school but unfortunately, they didn’t react so she decided to raise awareness of the issue of peer violence on social media. But Erica never expected her post to grab the attention of an unlikely hero by the name of Jack Asbury.
Asbury, who calls himself: “The Batman of Spring Hill” could not stand idly by and watch Lydia’s childhood be ruined by bullies. Dressed in full Batman costume, he showed up at Lydia’s place and escorted her to school.
The images Erica posted on Facebook show ‘Batman’ escorting Lydia to class. “She didn’t even know what to say. She was a little shy to get out of the car. It was adorable,” the mother said. “She started getting violent towards me and I knew that wasn’t normal,” Erica added.
Batman helps restore Lydia’s self-confidence
Thanks to Batman Lydia regained her confidence back and no longer needs to fear bullying at school. The hero himself explained to the media how he helped the little girl when he escorted her to school.
“I knelt down next to her and told her she is going to have a great day and she will be just fine. While beside her, I looked at [her classmates] and told all of them that she is my very best friend, and I would be back to check on her.”
When he’s not working as an EMT in Citrus County, Asbury dedicates his free time to helping people. He describes himself as: “An ordinary man becoming superhuman even without powers.”
Thanks to him, Lydia no longer has to deal with the traumatic experience of school bullying. She has been moved to an advanced learning classroom and is doing much better than before the superhero showed up to protect her.
“She said she had a good day,” Lydia’s mom said after she returned home from school, “she seems to be in a good mood. The next day Erica texted Asbury and told him young kids from Lydia’s school gathered around her and called her their best friend. “Seriously made me cry,” she said.
Because of Batman, Lydia is no longer a victim of school bullying. But we need to do more to prevent other kids suffering from bullying at school. We need more heroes like Jack.
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Source: Inside Edition
