Pink Shirt Day

Wednesday, February 28
Students are encouraged to wear a pink shirt and pink accessories in support of bullying prevention. This is a free casual day for students who wear pink shirts. Students not wearing pink shirts must be in SMA’s regulation uniform. In addition to recognizing Pink Shirt Day, our Peer Support Team has organized three days of bullying prevention education and awareness which will take place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Pink Day began in Nova Scotia in 2007 when two grade 12 students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, chose to take action against bullying behaviour after ninth grade student Chuck McNeill was bullied for wearing a pink shirt during the first day of school. Their actions sparked a world-wide movement shedding light on the issues surrounding bullying and inspired others to speak out against bullying. Find out more and support Pink Shirt Day at www.pinkshirtday.ca.