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Surprise for Simpler

When Burleson High School students in Texas learned that their English teacher, Kyle Simpler, had not had a birthday cake in an entire decade, they took action. The students surprised Simpler by throwing him a surprise birthday party and presenting him with a beautiful birthday cake.

“I was floored,” Simpler told Inside Edition. “It was totally a surprise, let me tell you that.”

The students captured a video of the surprise, which went viral after being shared on Twitter.

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