His parents, Diane and Mike Coppola, said students have called Michael anti-LGBTQ slurs, thrown objects at him, threatened him and physically abused him. Michael, an eighth grader at Great Hollow Middle School in Smithtown, New York, said his classmates first began to harass and bully him in elementary school over his perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. Michael Coppola sings 'Let It Go' during a voice lesson. The transformative moment combined with the song’s message to stay true to yourself struck Michael and his family as symbolic after what Michael has been through. Cheers erupted from the crowd, and Michael’s tension eased.
He wore a dark blue dress, and as he began to sing the song’s chorus, everything worked out perfectly: He shed the midnight blue dress and revealed a bright blue, sparkling gown. During the April performance of “Frozen Jr.,” Michael walked up the steps of a raised platform for his big moment.