Donations were forwarded to the Dolly’s Dream organisation, the foundation started after 14-year-old Dolly Everett died by suicide following ongoing bullying.
The national event is held on the third Friday of March each year.
Schools aim to do a great deal in preventing bullying and protecting students; however, including everyone in the school environment such as students and families can help prevent bullying from occurring.
Kyabram P-12 Chaplain Elizabeth Spicer went to all the classrooms last Wednesday to discuss with students what bullying is and ways to combat it in the classroom.
She asked the students to define different ways people can be bullied. It can include physical or verbal bullying, social exclusion and comments made on social media.
Spicer discussed a former student who was bullied in high school and was still feeling the impacts of what occurred years later.
There is an anti-bullying competition for students with prizes up for grabs donated by the Chaplaincy group and community.
Previous prizes have included drones, cameras, karaoke machines, Bluetooth speakers and other high-end items.
“Anti-bullying day for Kyabram is not just one day to raise awareness, we have the competition and follow up with a seminar from a group called ‘Values for Life’ with speakers, music and interactive activities,” Ms Spicer said.
Ms Spicer said the school ran the anti-bullying campaign for the majority of the year, “so the message is remembered”.
Teachers are also given follow-up packs if they want to continue with it at a further stage in class.
