Anti-bullying gang shows up at high school to support a teenager being bullied for brain cancer

Bullying can be a harrowing experience for anyone, especially for young kids already facing hardships in their lives. The Anti-Bully Gang, an organization dedicated to supporting victims of bullying, has launched an initiative where they show up at schools in a fleet of fancy cars to remind kids that they are not alone. When they learned that sophomore Tayden Ybarra, who is battling cancer, was being bullied at school, they decided to step in and show their support. The heartwarming moment was shared online by the group's co-founder, Kyle Lee, who goes by @kingkylelee on Instagram.

"We heard that somebody was getting bullied here at Katy High School, so you know that we had to pull up," Lee said in the video. The group arrived in a long line of luxury cars to pick up Tayden and show solidarity. Lee gave her a hug and led her to one of the cars. "We want to show her that she is not alone. She is actually battling brain cancer and has been since she was six years old. But most kids don't know that. We just pull up just to show her how much we love her and care about her," a member of the group explained in the video. Lee then briefly spoke with Tayden to check if she was feeling any better.

The 15-year-old admitted that before the gang arrived, she "just wanted to go home." When asked how she felt after the Anti-Bully Gang showed up at her school, Tayden responded, "Happy, excited and grateful." The video’s caption read, "Tayden is battling brain cancer and is getting bullied at Katy High School, so you know we had to pull up and show her school who has her back! We love you, Tayden and we got your back!" In an interview with Fox News, Tayden’s mother, Tammy Ybarra, shared, "She has brain cancer, it's a form of astrocytoma. So she's had two brain surgeries. The first brain surgery was like a 12-hour surgery. They couldn't get all the tumors out. There's still some in there, and she's on treatment now til this day."

"I've been bullied since elementary school because of my cancer. Kids will think it's contagious or if they get close to me, they'll get it somehow," Tayden shared. "She's had kids making fun of her eyes, the way they cross and she had one kid trip her," Tammy remarked. "Just finding out that she had cancer, and she had to deal with getting bullied. I can't even imagine going through something like that, then people making fun of you, picking on you," Lee stated. "We pull up right to the front of the school. We make a big scene. I want the principal to come outside. I want the teachers to be looking out the windows." People took to the comments section of the video to support their work.

@mamabear2735 wrote, "I'm a cancer mama. My daughter had AML leukemia and I just want to say that you guys are amazing for showing up for her!" @_shawn.davis_ commented, "It breaks my heart to see she is going through that, but so thankful y'all pulled up and put a smile on her face." @janeahd remarked, "Y'all gotta do better as parents. Raise better, little humans. I pray they leave this baby alone so she can heal in peace."

You can follow Kyle Lee (@kingkylelee) on Instagram to learn more about the organization's work.