People should be able to wear whatever they want to wear.
People shouldn’t be bullied just because of what they wear or how they look.
We should help people who are being bullied. We can do this by helping the person that got bullied to get up if they fell. Tell an adult about the bully or go with the person who is being bullied if they are too scared to go alone.
If you see someone getting bullied, speak up and tell the bully to stop. If you see someone wearing a pink shirt, don’t beat him up, just say “nice shirt” or “cool shirt” because people should be able to wear whatever they want.
If the person that got bullied is hurt and they’re bleeding, give them a Band-aid.
One way to make a difference and stop bullying is to “kill the bully with kindness.”
That means that you be so nice to the bully that eventually they will be nice back.
Everyone should be able to just be themselves.
We still do pink shirt day every year because it is a good thing to do. It tells everyone that we don’t accept bullying and we don’t want it to happen to anyone ever again.
Rhys Brown is a Grade 3 student at Eagle Harbour Montessori in West Vancouver.
This column originally appeared in a Pink Day special section of the North Shore News print version.
