By Nigel Maxwell

P.A. students rally against bullying on Pink Shirt Day

Feb 28, 2018 | 1:00 PM

Red Wing School was a sea of pink Wednesday morning. 

The school was one of many across the country celebrating Pink Shirt Day, a national day to stand up against bullying. During her opening remarks, Rae Goodwin, with the school’s community council, told the students there was nothing wrong with being themselves.

‘If everyone in the world was the same, the world would be boring,” she said. “Our world thrives on people’s differences.”

Roughriders longsnapper Jorgen Hus, who works with the Red Cross in the off-season to bring anti-bullying messages to schools across the province, was the special guest speaker. During his presentation Hus spoke to the students about the different types of bullying, and told them the secret to standing up to bullies is having the power of confidence.

“We all have equal power to make the right choices,” he said, “and we want to use those choices in the right way to help others, not hurt them.”

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Hus told the students about his own personal experiences going to St. Joseph High School in Saskatoon. Hus said he was once a shy kid, afraid to speak out. When it comes to connecting with today’s young audience, Hus said his secret is “not just reading facts; getting personal and just being real.”

A similar rally was held Wednesday afternoon at St. Michael school.

The national Pink Shirt Day campaign began in 2007 when a student in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing pink to school. Today, students wear their pink proudly to show their unity and stand up against bullies.

nigel.maxwell@jpbg.ca

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