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The last Wednesday of February is known as Anti-Bullying Day in Canada. It's also known as "Pink Shirt Day", and was originally started as a protest against a bullying incident at a Nova Scotia school. On this day participants show support by wearing pink to symbolize a stand against bullying.

Presidents Abby and Rebecca led the rally, which featured songs, dance and video presentations.  The guest speaker was RCMP Officer Dal Hutchinson.

Deetra and Bethany gave a moving performance.

Thanks to officer Dal Hutchinson, Ms Sigut, Mr Cann, Ms Baker, and Mr Thomas.

CMT 12 produced posters for display around the school.

Some messages from students to those being bullied, those who witness bullying, and those who bully.

Check out the new Cyber Bullying Task Force website.

According to the World Health Organization 45% of Canadian boys and 32% of Canadian girls had reported that they had bullied another student in the last term - SOURCE: www.prevnet.ca.  The graph opposite shows the percentage of students in each grade that were bullied over a two month period  - more statistics at PREVNET.CA

Myth: Canadians are “too nice” to bully.

Fact: On the recent World Health Organization (WHO) Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HSBC) survey, Canada ranked a dismal 26th and 27th out of 35 countries on measures of bullying and victimization, respectively (Craig & Harel, 2004).  SOURCE: www.prevent.ca 

Most bullying is not physical violence.  Often bullying takes the form of words, but these can be just as hurtful as kicks and punches.  It can scar a child for a lifetime, affect relationships with others and destroy his or her view of themselves.

 Talk to someone who can help: an older student, your friends, your classroom teacher, the school guidance counselor, the school principal, a sports coach, your parents, or any adult you trust.  It really does work when you talk to someone and get help. You may have to tell more than one person…Don’t Give Up!  If you’re scared to talk to an adult on your own, ask a friend to go with you. 

If it’s hard to stand up for yourself, ignore the bullying and  walk away…then tell someone who can help.  
 

You can get help from your parents and teachers.  In addition to this, there are websites and organizations that provide information and help.  

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When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace – Jimi Hendrix