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“Yes, tell your parents and the school when bullying is going on, but also make it very clear that you WILL defend yourself.”

I understand your logic, but what if your kid responds to being shoved by throwing a punch, and it turns out that bully has a knife or a gun? People say that bullies will back down, but I think some are itching for a fight. Do they care about being suspended? The larger problem is that many kids do not want to be in school and prevent those who do from getting an education. A recent story “Texas To Track Truant Students By GPS” was discussed at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067328/posts .

Some amount of teasing is normal, and I don’t think administrators should treat that the same as physical bullying.

At the middle school I went to in the early 70’s there was a group of bullies (punks, hoods) who loved fighting and raising hell. There were people who stood up to them and fought back. However if that happened the next time the person was not attacked by one bully but a group of them.

I totally agree that SOMETIMES hitting back is not going to solve the problem.