Michigan family nearly kicked out of mall over ‘Elf’ costume hopes to teach acceptance

GRANDVILLE, Mich. —

Kirk Wissink loves dressing up for Christmas. But just days before the special holiday, his mother, Marcie, says security at RiverTown Crossings Mall in Grandville wanted them to leave the building over his outfit.

“And basically just told me that, ‘well, he needs to leave. He can’t be in here,’ just like that,” Marcie Wissink said. “And I’m like, ‘what?’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah,’ he goes, ‘he can’t be in that outfit in the mall.’ And I’m like, ‘Are you joking?’”…

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