Time to start expelling bullies so the better kids can learn. Let it be broadcast that we're condemning them to a life of minimum-wage labor.
I have a very good friend whose young small son was being harassed on the school bus on a daily basis by an older, bigger boy.
He tried to make the principal aware of what was happening and was warned repeatedly that his boy would be punished if there was any retaliation.
Totally fed up, he finally told the principal that if anything bad happened to his son he would have both the principal's arms broken.
"No need to get upset, Mr _____"
Indeed
Meanwhile he had been teaching his son self-defense.
As soon as the principal backed off, the very next time the bully struck, he got his head handed to him.
End of story. No cops, no lawyers. Problem solved.