Mother's outrage after her son is suspended because HE was beaten up on school bus for wearing 'Make American Great Again' hat

  • Gavin, 12, was attacked by peers for his political beliefs on Wednesday 
  • The sixth grader was wearing a pro-Trump hat when he was bullied
  • Gavin was suspended from his middle school after the incident in St. Louis 
  • His mother Christina Cortina said she felt her son was made an example out of 
  • A video captures the middle school student being targeted on a bus
  • A student yelled at Gavin 'you want to build a f****** wall?' before punches were thrown

By Cheyenne Roundtree For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:08 EST, 4 February 2017 | Updated: 00:52 EST, 5 February 2017

A mother of a sixth-grade student is outraged after her son was suspended for getting beaten up on a school bus for wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat. 

Gavin, 12, was filmed being verbally and physically bullied by his Parkway School District peers because he wore his political beliefs on a hat, on Wednesday, in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was suspended after the incident, although he was the one attacked. This caused his mother Christina Cortina to be outraged and she expressed concern over letting him wear the hat again.

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Gavin, a sixth-grade student, was suspended after he was filmed being attacked by classmates on a school bus
It was all because he was wearing  a 'Make America Great Again' hat in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday

Gavin, a sixth-grade student, was suspended after he was filmed being attacked by classmates on a school bus because he was wearing  a 'Make America Great Again' hat in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday

His mother, Christina Cortina was outraged that her son was targeted and punished. She said: 'I feel like my son was made an example of, it was a tricky situation, it was politically charged' 

His mother, Christina Cortina was outraged that her son was targeted and punished. She said: 'I feel like my son was made an example of, it was a tricky situation, it was politically charged' 

Cortina said to News 4: 'As a parent it's so upsetting. I feel like my son was made an example of, it was a tricky situation, it was politically charged.'   

Her son was ganged up on by multiple students as one yells 'you want to build a wall? You want to build a f****** wall?' before the situation became physical.

In the clip, the middle school student s seen wearing the red campaign hat and standing up in front of his seat as he is arguing with another student.

A classmate questions the sixth grader about Trump's plan to build a border wall and punches seem to be thrown in Gavin's direction. 

In the clip, Gavin is seen wearing the red campaign hat and arguing with another peer
One student yells 'you want to build a wall? You want to build a f****** wall?' before the situation becomes physical and punches are thrown

In the clip, Gavin is seen wearing the red campaign hat and arguing with another peer. One student yells 'you want to build a wall? You want to build a f****** wall?' before the situation becomes physical and punches are thrown (right)

Gavin was ultimately suspended from his middle school in the Parkway School District over the incident 

Gavin was ultimately suspended from his middle school in the Parkway School District over the incident 

Gavin said to News 4: 'At one point, he just got so frustrated he pushed me.

'And then he kept hitting me and backing me up by the window of the bus, and so I just had to push him out.' 

A spokesperson for the Parkway School District said the fight was investigated and that all students involved have faced 'consequences.'

The spokesperson added the Missouri school district was also working to sit all the students down and reach an peaceful understanding about the incident and politics. 

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