SCHOOLS across the Jimboomba and Beaudesert districts stood united against bullying on Friday.
National Day of Action Against Bullying saw schools take part in a plethora of different activities to promote a culture of respect for a diversity of people.
Flagstone State College senior students took to the oval to send a powerful “We Say No” message captured with drone photography.
Jimboomba State School students celebrated Harmony Day and National Day Against Bullying collectively.
Students crafted orange quilts to symbolise respect for diversity and held a bush tucker lunch with kangaroo and crocodile meat to get a taste of indigenous culture.
Jimboomba State School indigenous elder Penny Taylor said respect for different cultures was an issue close to her heart.
“For me Harmony Day is about stamping out racism, as an individual person you suffer racism in different areas,” she said.
“We have a diverse culture in this school, students from Malta, China, Papua New Guinea just in one class.”
Jimboomba State School Deputy Principal Donna-Maree Cech said this message resonated with the students.
“I got the students to tell me what Harmony Day means to them and one of them said it was about all the countries coming together,” she said.
Veresdale Scrub State School Principal Viviene Simpson said it was important for everyone to support each other.
“I announced on parade that it was important for children to build resilience and we are trying as a school for children to build resilience against anything they might come across in the future,” she said.
“If we can work together hopefully we can reduce or eliminate bullying in the school.”
Students took part in school modules to cover the anti-bullying theme.
