Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 73 Weyburn fights back against bullies As originally published in “Weyburn This Week” by Jennifer Lacharite Barker spoke about bullying at the International Women's Day Fair held last month. He encouraged everyone to by pink paper "t-shirts" at CIBC, which support the RespectED program. Schools are also fundraising for RespectED by putting on a variety of events during Anti-bullying Week. Weyburn Junior High School student James Giroux said that his school is planning to sell pink ice cream, cookies, bracelets and painted nails to raise money for the program. James was one of four students that travelled to elementary schools to explain the significance of "Pink Shirt Day." "A boy moved to a new school in Nova Scotia and wore a pink shirt on the first day and was bullied," explained James. "Two Grade 12 boys bought 50 pink shirts and handed them out and messaged friends on Facebook and got the entire school to wear pink the next day to support the kid." Students from the Weyburn Comprehensive School also travelled to elementary schools throughout the week to explain "Pink Shirt Day" to younger students. "Bullying is not just a young person problem, it's not just a school problem, it extends to all ages, even in the workplace," said Mintenko. The groups involved in "Pink Shirt Day" are hoping that the entire community will participate in the walk or decorate their homes and offices with pink in support of Anti-bullying Week. ...continued Caroline Gillies, instructional technical consultant for South East Cornerstone School Division, gave a presentation on cyberbullying to the Grade 6 class at Queen Elizabeth School on April 4. The students anonymously answered questions related to their Internet usage and experience with bullying. Students take stand against bullying As originally published on www.sasklifestyles.com Thirty-six students from Grades 6 to 8 at Spruce Ridge School in Estevan have been recognized for their stand against bullying. Estevan Police Service Constable Lana Gropp had asked students from each school in Estevan earlier in the school year to voluntarily submit essays about how to deal with bullies. Spruce Ridge provided the greatest response. Each student who submitted an entry from Spruce Ridge was presented a prize from a local business on January 27. Two students, Randii-Lee Honan and Kaelyn George Smith, had ideas that stood out, Gropp said. Among the ideas that were submitted were: • Briefly remove a victim from the classroom to identify the bully. A student might be more willing to identify a bully in private than while in a classroom setting, Gropp said. A follow-up would take place later. • Provide bullies with cards that they can give to their victims so they can express their remorse. • Anti-bullying clubs would allow people to talk about incidents, and feel better, because they would know they're not alone. Spruce Ridge School students hold the prizes that they received from local businesses for their anti-bullying campaign ideas. Joining them in the picture are viceprincipal Doug Stallard (back row left) and Estevan Police Service Constable Lana Gropp (back row right).
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