Saskatchewan marks Pink Shirt Day to show support for a world without bullying [Video]

In Canada, one in five kids are affected by bullying.

On Feb. 26th, students and school staff across Saskatchewan dressed in pink shirts to show their support for a world without it.

The movement started in 2007 after two Nova Scotia students wore pink shirts to school in support of a boy being bullied for the same thing.

Pink Shirt Day has since become a worldwide movement, celebrated in countries like China, Japan and New Zealand.

Teachers in Saskatoon say it’s wonderful to see Pink Shirt Day being taken seriously by both students and staff.

“It’s not just in the classroom, it’s happening in the hall, it’s happening outside on the playground,” says vice-principal of Ecole Dundonald School, Shelley Branstetter. “So we’re just really proud of our team here, that it’s really building that and that it’s becoming authentic. And we’re seeing it in daily interactions.”

Regina health-care workers also …