Bullying has changed. It goes beyond words or physical abuse. James Dobson noted that bullying today is geared towards causing people to be stripped of their individuality and the bully is hoping the person they are bullying commit suicide. They aren’t just doing it and the person kills themselves as a result. They are driving their bullying with the intent of causing it to happen.
I see... In the old days, the bullies wanted to make kids cry, or they pushed them around to make themselves feel superior. Now, they push kids to commit suicide?
Also, come to think of it, another difference today is that bullies use social media, but the parents made no mention of that as a factor in this case.