VIDEO: Anti-bullying flash mob in Chilliwack

Students from Evans elementary performed a flash mob at Cottonwood Mall on Anti-Bullying Day Wednesday in Chilliwack.

Feb. 27, 2014 4:00 p.m.
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Grade 2-6 students from Evans elementary perform a flash mob at Cottonwood Mall on Anti-Bullying Day (aka Pink Shirt Day) on Wednesday.

The group of 53 students danced to Ariana Grande’s song ‘Put Your Hearts Up’.

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