Anti-bullying message resonates in schools

Many schools across Saskatchewan took part in a special day to highlight anti-bullying measures.

One of the messages of the Pink Daycampaign urges people who see bullying to say something.

"Bullying is really not accepted and not tolerated," Stephanie Juzyszyn, who teaches at O'Neill High School in Regina, said Wednesday, noting that many young people now have the skills to act on what they see.

"Students that step up when they see it.And they'll either let someone know that they've seen it or they'll step in and just say that they don't agree with it."

Dylan Gall, who is in Grade 12 at O'Neill, said awareness is key.

"Knowing what's right and wrong," he said. "Educating yourself on what's a joke [and] what's bullying."

Gall said nearly everyone, including himself, has been bullied at some time.

"In elementary school ... there was more bullying," Gall said. "In high school, you find all the groups that accept you ... I found it a lot more accepting here."

While teachers said that online bullying hasn't been a problem at O'Neill, it is also an important part of the Pink Day message.

An anti-bullying rally was also held in Regina Tuesday.

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