BELLMAWR, N.J. (WPVI) -- It was a massive show of support at a South Jersey elementary school Wednesday morning for a student who's battling a serious illness.
Chopper 6 was over the Bellmawr Park Elementary School where students and staff dressed in green.
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They were standing in solidarity with a fellow student who has a rare genetic condition called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, or FOP. The disease has only 800 known cases worldwide.
The illness causes skeletal malformations.
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The youngsters wanted to show their friend, that he is not alone.