ZEELAND, Mich. (WOOD) — A video of a blind student making a basket during a school basketball game in Michigan has gone viral.
The game was part of the unified sports programming for special education students at Zeeland Public Schools.
The video shows a student who is blind take the shot and sink the basket, making the crowd go wild as they cheered her on.
The student is part of the school’s zLinks program, a peer-based initiative to integrate students with special needs.
A video of a zLink Zeeland Public Schools student making a basket has gone viral. (Courtesy Brandy Navetta/Zeeland Public Schools) 
A video of a zLink Zeeland Public Schools student making a basket has gone viral. (Courtesy Brandy Navetta/Zeeland Public Schools) 
A video of a zLink Zeeland Public Schools student making a basket has gone viral. (Courtesy Shanna Mc Donnell/Zeeland Public Schools)
“zLinks is an absolute point of pride in our system,” Superintendent Brandi-Lyn Mendham said in a statement. “We are grateful for the way this program has impacted our students across the district as it represents the best of what Zeeland has to offer: compassion, opportunities, and relationships.”
More information about zLinks can be found at zlinks.org.
