Newark principal flooded with donations for in-school laundry room

West Side High School Principal Akbar Cook said kids at his school were getting bullied because of dirty clothes. News of the laundry room he added to the school went viral, prompting an outpouring of support from all across the world, including from comedian Ellen DeGeneres. (Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

[@DarknessFalls29]

May God continue to bless that school and all of the people contributing to better the lives of the students.

[@avalsifif]

I donated and I feeel amazing!!!!

[@rhodacampbell]

Your kids deserve the love from all over. :) well done you and well done everyone involved :)

[@bacino2552]

It's heartwarming to see the world reach out, our cities have changed a lot. Hope things get better.

[@MsVicciv]

It's so great- and he started this out of pure love. FAMILY! Small gestures heard all over the world. Great man.. and I'm sure his staff deserves recognition as well.. ❤️

[@samantha1032]

Bless all people who donated, bless the children en bless all teachers en principale of the school. Ameen.😘❤🍀

[@bigbikerbo]

Awesome!!

[@GibbsTruth]

Too cool 😍

[@electric8668]

Mr. Cook's behavior is how I imagine a Bernie Sanders presidency would be toward America and Americans. A person who truly cares about the welfare of all and doing whatever it takes to make them successful.

[@julyfishy392]

Y a laundry room at school...?

[@xxPantherBabe]

watch him on ellen degeneres

[@bkj58]

Poor kids were being teased about their dirty clothing....Newark has some really poor areas where many parents can't afford clothing or to do laundry frequently.

[@julyfishy392]

Brian J gotcha

[@ANDTOTOPITOFF]

Some of the children weren't going to school for days at a time. Their parents had to and HAVE to make choices which may be insignificant to us, but major to them; and would choose buying food for the family as opposed to laundry detergent or household supplies. The principal found out that a number of the children were being bullied because their clothes were dirty and they were being made fun of. He came up with the great idea of having a laundromat at school. I hope that gives you a better understanding as to why he did that. He also made it so that the children have a place to go late in the day, to keep them out of trouble. He's protecting and providing for them. God bless him.