Police officers, politicians, and school children cross the province are wearing pink today, in honor of Pink shirt Day, and the anti-bullying message it promotes.

On Wednesday students at the Lacombe junior High, with the help of the Red Cross, helped to educate their peers on ways to prevent bullying.

Principal James Matthie says the Red Cross taught a dozen or so students from all different ages some techniques for dealing with bullying, for them to take back to their class.

“They’ve been going around to each of our classrooms talking to students, so it’s students talking to students, which is something we really believe in a lot. So they are talking about the ways that every student can be vigilant, watching out for their peers, and taking care of everyone around them.”

One of those leaders is grade 8 student Chase Rodgers, who shared his new found knowledge with his class.

“We’re promoting anti-bullying, so no bullying equals a better school. To stand up for yourself, be assertive, and don’t be a bully overall!”

Grade 9 student Adam says they taught them different strategies which were aimed at different age groups.

“We do some activities, like we get people to list how they would feel in a safer environment, and where areas are areas they don’t feel safe in our school, and we try to work around that and see what the problems are.”

The students were also handing out pictures of bees to wear, which shows that the student, wants to BEE a buddy, not a bully

Matthie says their main message today, is how you can help victims while it's happening, and to work hard to ensure all children feel included, as isolation and a feeling of not belonging can lead to a person becoming a victim of bullying.

You can share your own photos of you wearing your pink shirt, just use the #PinkShirtDay.