I feel the same way. In life you will have to stand up for what you believe. I’m glad to see that at least the one student knew how to deal with their persecution.
“...how to deal with their persecution...”
There’s always ways to deal with bullies.
Some soft ways. Some hard ways.
Just depends on what level of “dealing” you choose to enact.
Like I said. It’s a choice. There’s consequences, but it’s still a choice.