You make a good point. What I actually believe is that there should not be compulsory schools. However, since there are, it is the authorities duty to keep those who are forced to attend safe. Just like in prison. For this reason, I have never found homosexual rape in prison to be amusing.
To go one step further - prisons use gangs, like schools use bullies, like Hitler used the SA. All proto-fascist organizations.
Perhaps you are right about compulsory schools... I would at least like to see vouchers and more homeschooling options. You would think that forcing a kid to go to school, they should be safe, but the rules in force for teachers and admin preclude them from doing much to protect the kids. Discipline is not allowed in public skrools... (sorry... love that pronunciation by Rush).