WHETHER it’s playing handball in the school yard or Xbox at home – respect is key.
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It’s the message Mount Austin Public School was spreading on White Ribbon Day, teaching domestic violence isn’t necessarily just a punch.
Special education teacher Toni Watts said the schools’ White Ribbon Day was about creating a peaceful community between countries, races and including our own homes.
“We’re trying to teach respectful relationships, what healthy and unhealthy relationships are,” Ms Watts said.
She said it was about teaching children to reach for non-violent solutions to problems whether it’s over a game of handball or Xbox.
“It’s the start of something which will continue through high school,” Ms Watts said.
Collingullie-Glenfield Park’s Dane Fuller, Wagga Brothers’ Dennis Purcell spoke to students about the behaviour society expects.
Kapooka Commandant Steve Jobson said the school’s efforts were an example of community leadership.
White Ribbon Day ambassador Detective Sergeant Phil Malligan on hand to talk about family violence.
“It starts in the home and it starts at a very young age,” he said.
“There’s never any excuse for a male hitting a female.”
