Classmates of five-year-old Michael Clark Jr sat in the courtroom holding paper hearts on sticks in support
Five-year-old Michael Clark Jr sat facing a judge in a Michigan courthouse with his entire kindergarten class in the pews behind him in solidarity. Each one of them held up a pink or red paper heart, some of them barely able to see above the wooden barrier dividing the courtroom.
“There is not a dry eye in Judge Patricia Gardner’s courtroom,” Kent county, Michigan, posted on its Facebook page on Thursday as Michael and 36 other children were officially adopted. Michael became a foster child to Andrea Melvin and Dave Eaton a year ago, according to local news station Woodtv.com, before formally being adopted by them this week.
Michael wanted to make his adoption day even more special, so he invited a lot of friends. #13OYS #BeOn13 #AdoptionDay #WestMichigan #LocalNews pic.twitter.com/7dFgxZzGtp
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