Pink Shirt Day

It was a sea of pink in division 9 today! We celebrated and discussed the origins of Pink Shirt Day. 10 years ago, a boy in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. To stand up to the bullies, his fellow students all wore pink shirts to support his friend. This sparked a great class discussion about how there is no such thing as "girl" and "boy" colors or "girl" and "boy" toys. Division 9 also designed their own pink shirts and decorated our classroom door.

Here is a link about the origins of Pink Shirt Day:

www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html