The word "delete" can often be viewed in a negative light. But on Wednesday - Pink Shirt Day - "delete" was used in a positive manner at McMath secondary school to prevent bullying, especially when it comes to social media.
Students packed the stands inside the Steveston school's gym to hear that keeping access to your social media sources restricted is one of the best ways to discourage bullying behaviour.
Const. Stuart Gray with Richmond RCMP's youth section told students they have the power to delete those people from their social media stream who are intent on causing harm.
Deleting hurtful posts, embarrassing photos, apps that encourage anonymity and getting rid of online "friends" who are not what they appear to be are also good ways to stamp out cyber bullying.
With the prevalence of web-enabled phones in society today, more youngsters than ever are finding themselves prone to that type of problem. Making friends online is not always a bad thing if you truly know who the people are, Gray said.
"But quite often we don't know who's on the other end of the phone," he said.
One of the problems with participating on social media sites is "leaking" personal information.
That can happen when signing into a site using another social media platform.
"The problem when signing into these third party website is they don't take the security settings you have for your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. They take the lowest possible setting."
That can make what you thought was private very public. Plus, images on your social media pages can also be sold to others without your knowledge.
It's a scenario members of McMath's student council said should be a call for their peers to feel the need to jettison some contacts form their online lives.
"The simplest way is to not involve yourself in (negative) social media sites," said Grade 12 student Genia Zhang."Without those websites, there won't be an opportunity for people to reach you that way."
And making that decision can have lasting, positive effects, added fellow Grade 12 student Lorie Leung.
"Teenagers, when they go on social media will have that mindset knowing what they say, what they like, and what they post will effect their future."
Most of all, it is being aware of how to protect yourself online is important, said Sally Poon, a vice president on student council.
