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He also plans to meet with his school district to promote updates to school bullying policies and additional training for staff.<\/p>\n<p>Recently Laieski&#8217;s father, Michael, drove his son to an HRC dinner and stayed. He was proud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are so many profound things that have happened that it constantly impresses me,&#8221; Michael Laieski said.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Image:  Charlie Leight\/The Arizona Republic<\/cite><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen-year-old Caleb Laieski is shaping our future. 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