At first the kids at Greenfield elementary were verbally abusing Sammy about his looks, including his glasses and teeth, and, over time, it escalated to physical violence, Teusch told the Daily Mail.

The youngster had been wearing starter glasses until the new ones arrived – $525 specs that he hoped would help end the bullying.

‘Helpless’
The family had already sounded the alarm, reaching out to the school district multiple times, desperately seeking help. Yet the bullying continued.

According to his dad, Sammy begged his teachers to intervene but was “ignored.”

Following an incident months before where Sammy was hit on the school bus and “got into trouble for it,” Teusch recalls that his son said, “Daddy, it’s okay. [Educators] don’t care. They’re not listening to me.”

“He felt helpless… And the school told us every time that they