YEIP Recognizes: Pink Shirt Day
February 26
Pink Shirt Day is an annual event to raise awareness about bullying in schools, workplaces, at home, and online. Take a stand against bullying and be an advocate for kindness and inclusivity by wearing a pink shirt.
History behind Pink Shirt Day: In 2007, two Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia, David Shepherd and Travis Price, saw that a Grade 9 student was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. They decided to go out and buy a bunch of pink shirts and hand them out to other students to wear to show that the bullying was unacceptable. By the end of that week, most of the students in the school were wearing pink shirts to show support for the Grade 9 student who was bullied.