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In 2018, ten-year-old Aiden V\u00e1zquez suffered a three-inch cut near his eyebrow after being punched by a classmate who stole his backpack at Two Bunch Palms Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs, California\u2014marking his second medical visit following three years of unaddressed bullying. Despite the severe injury, Aiden chose not to fight back, explaining to his mother, Lizette Casanova, that violence \u201cwasn\u2019t the Jedi way.\u201d Adhering strictly to his family\u2019s non-violent principles and his personal code, Aiden\u2019s restraint gained national attention and drew praise from Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who publicly lauded the boy\u2019s real-life Jedi values and courage\u2026.READ BELOW <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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