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15TuesdayMarch42014HealthWellnessBullyingByMARIACHURCHItwasaseaofpinkatJo-sephBurrTyrrellJBTele-mentaryschoolinFortSmithlastWednesdaywhentheen-tirestudentandstaffbodysportedbrightpinkT-shirtsinsupportofanationalanti-bullyingcampaign.ThisistherstyearJBThasparticipatedinthecoun-trywidePinkShirtDaythataskspeopletowearthecolourtoraiseawarenessaboutbullying.Thecam-paignnowinitsseventhyearwasinspiredbytwoNovaScotiastudentswhoorganizedaschoolprotestafteroneoftheirpeerswasbulliedforwearingpink.AtthesuggestionofMarieMacDonaldJBTsec-retarytheschoolsleader-shipsocietyofaround30studentstooktothecam-paignwithgustosettingagoaloffundraisinghalfofthemoneyneededtobuypinkshirtsfortheentireschool.BullyinghappensineveryschoolevenifitsdifcultforparentsandteacherstoseeAmelieAubrey-SmithaGrade5studentatJBTandamemberoftheleadershipsocietytoldTheJournal.PinkShirtDayisagreatexampleforusbecausethoseguysstoodupforsomeonewhowasbeingbulliedattheirschoolshesaid.Forusifweseesomeonebeingbulliedweneedtostandupforthem.BulliesarealmostalwayspeoplewhodontfeelgoodaboutthemselvesandarelookingforawaytospreadtheirunhappinessAubrey-Smithsaid.Theschoolheldanassem-blylastweekwhereeverystudentandstaffmemberworetheofcialPinkShirtDayT-shirtsandlistenedtoThekidsneedtoknowthattheycanspeakupshesaid.Thatstheonlywaythatthingswillclearupisifyouletsomeoneknow.FortSmithstudentssportpinkforanti-bullyingdayPhotoMariaChurchpresentationsfromthelead-ershipclubaswellasseveraloftheclasses.Usingvideossingingandseveralshortskitsthestudentsdemon-stratedwhatbullyingisandwhatthestudentscandotostopit.Theyweresayingthatthebystandercanhelptheycansupportthevictim.StandupforyourselfbebraveGrade5studentJoelRhymersharedafterthepresenta-tionswrappedupTuesdayafternoon.JackieFabiencametowatchherdaughterAndieCockneyaGrade3stu-dentatJBTperformatthePinkShirtDayassembly.Shesaidherfamilyhashadtodealwithbullyinginthepast.KristySteevesteacheratJBTandco-facilitatoroftheleadershipsocietyalong-sideeducationalassistantCorinneAustin-Sturgeonsaidoneofthegoalsoftheassemblywastoletstudentsknowthatthestaffcareaboutthem.Sometimesbullyinggoesunnoticedbystaffbutstu-dentsneedtofeelcom-fortablecomingforwardshesaid.Whileshewashopefulstudentswouldallpartici-pateintheirfirstPinkShirtDayactuallyseeingitwassurprisingandimpressiveSteevessaid.ThereweredenitelykidsintheschoolwhereIwaslikeTheyrenotgoingtowearapinkshirtbuteverykidandeverystaffmemberintherehadonthesameshirtshesaid.Austin-SturgeonsaidtheT-shirtswereagoodvisualforthestudentstoseeeachotheronequalground.Theyveallexperiencedbullyingeveniftheyhaventbeentheonebulliedorbeentheonebullying.Bywear-ingthesameshirtthekidsaremoreabletorelatetoeachotherandfeelempathyforeachothershesaid.Aseaofpink-cladstudentsatJosephBurrTyrrellElementaryinFortSmithwatchpresentationsonbullyingduringPinkShirtDayFeb.26.PinkShirtDayisagreatexampleforusbecausethoseguysstoodupforsomeonewhowasbeingbulliedattheirschool.Forusifweseesomeonebeingbulliedweneedtostandupforthem.AmelieAubrey-SmithGrade5