North Carolina school bans a little boy, Grayson Bruce, from bringing his My Little Pony book bag to school because of bullying. Claiming that it was causing "a disruption in the classroom."

Noreen Bruce said officials at Buncombe County Schools recently told her son 9-year-old son, Grayson, that he was not allowed to wear his My Little Pony backpack because it was a "trigger for bullying," according to WLOS-TV.

Grayson would like to keep wearing the backpack, but district officials told WLOS-TV they made a decision to "immediately address a situation that had created a disruption in the classroom." Grayson had been facing verbal and physical attacks from bullies who called the backpack "girly."

Grayson tells news cameras, "If you watch the show it's really not that girly."

The young boy goes on to say that he understand most of the characters in the cartoon are girls but not all. "They're taking it a little too far, with punching me, pushing me down, calling me horrible names, stuff that really shouldn't happen," he told WLOS.

Grayson's mom says the show is "promoting friendship, there's no bad words, there's no violence, it's hard to find that, even in cartoons now." She continues, "Saying a lunchbox is a trigger for bullying, is like saying a short skirt is a trigger for rape. It's flawed logic, it doesn't make any sense."

Noreen Bruce wants punishment for the students involved. Buncombe County Schools have reportedly declined to comment about the incident, but in the statement sent to WLOS the said, "an initial step was taken to immediately address a situation that had created a disruption in the classroom. Buncombe County Schools takes bullying very seriously, and we will continue to take steps to resolve this issue."

The boy has developed a following on Facebook after a friend made a support page for him. He standing by his favorite cartoon and the message he says it sends.

A Change.org petition in support of Grayson's stance has hundreds of signatures, and the Facebook page titled "Support For Grayson" has over 26,000 likes to date. The page also contains supportive video messages, from several supporters including Glenn Beck and others. One from a member of the United States Navy who identifies himself as Petty Officer Dorr, watch the video below.