Students march against bullying

Students from schools around the territory took a brief break from their studies last week to stand up against bullying.

At Enid Scatliffe Pre-primary, students marched around their school grounds on Friday, enthusiastically waving anti-bullying signs they created at home.

Principal Valerie Charles-Welsh explained that the event was part of a campaign led by the school’s counsellor, Keriann Malone.

Similar scenes played out at other schools the same day.

Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn expressed his support for the campaign in a press release last week.

“While it is the goal of the Ministry of Education and Culture to provide an environment that is most conducive to learning and enhancing critical thinking skills, bullying can frustrate the achievement of those objectives,” he said. “It is important that we work together as a community to end bullying and do whatever is possible or our youth to ensure they receive a well-deserved education.”

See the Nov. 3, 2016 edition for full coverage.

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