The drama class at Southern Okanagan Secondary School portrays bullying and the hurt that it causes as part of Pink Shirt Day (Feb. 22). Here, Tony Abellan portrays the bully who terrorizes his victim (Josiah Somerville), while Allan Jeffries and Joel DesJardins record the scene for social media. (Lyonel Doherty photos)
Today is Pink Shirt Day to promote anti-bullying.
Local schools are recognizing the problem by talking about bullying and what children can do about it.
Bullying not only occurs in the playground, but in the workplace, too.
Stand up to it or tell an authority figure. Just don’t let it ruin your life or someone else’s.
In a mock bullying scene, Jayde Meier is isolated and ridiculed by Mikayla Podmorow, Siobhan Detkavich, Bethany Smith and Kali Baptiste.
