17-year-old cheerleader with Down syndrome kicked off squad because he did not fit in with their 'image'
Expressing their complete shock, the family of a cheerleader in high school with Down syndrome has said that he was banned from training sessions with the squad because he apparently did not fit their "image". Seventeen-year-old Glenn Wilson from Columbus, Ohio, had been ecstatic when he was picked to be a part of the West High School cheerleading squad earlier this year and had immediately set to work starting his training.
The family, however, started getting worried when his starter kit that contains training schedules and costs for the uniform did not get delivered over the summer holidays. Glenn's uncle, 47-year-old Ray Valentine, contacted the school to find out what happened and was told that his nephew, who is currently being looked after by his grandmother who is also his legal guardian since he was a baby, was not included in the team.