Emerald Pellot graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a degree in Writing & Popular Culture. She worked as Senior Editor of College Candy for 2 years, covering feminism, popular culture, and college life before joining LittleThings in 2015. Based in New York City, Emerald covers a wide range of topics from human interest pieces to celebrity news.

One day, 15-year-old Hannah Combs was talking outside of Harker Heights High School with friends. The bullied teen had barely begun her freshman year of high school before tragedy struck.


A boy came up from behind her and poured super glue all over her hair and scalp. Hannah suffered first degree burns and the boy received only an in-school suspension.

Bullying is a serious issue; recently another young woman, Harnaam Kaur, was bullied so badly she nearly took her own life.

Hannah’s father, Christian Grimmer believes the bully should have to transfer. Others want to know why the police haven’t gotten involved.

“I’m not going to pull my daughter out and uproot her from her life because of what this kid did to her,” Christian said.


“That child that did this to her, uproot his life. He gave up the opportunity to go to Harker Heights when he committed the act.”

While the school is still investigating the situation, one thing is for sure: Hannah is handling it gracefully.

See how she turned a nightmare into an incredible learning experience below!