Bullying in school can't be fixed at school. It starts at home. Bullies, whether the social outcast themselves or the dick jock all have inferiority complexes they are compensating for that start with their view of themselves, and generally are what they learn at home. Bad or vacant parenting. What makes it worse at school is the group/gang mentality that seems to go along with it. If more regular kids would step up or intervene when they see things taking place and have more of a 'group - we won't stand for your behavior' against the bully, friend or not, then things at schools would change a little for the better. Thing is not too many will step forward to do this for they don't want to wish to be singled out either. Teachers are basically near powerless these days for the laws of 'hands off' and really stupid parents that believe that their little angel would never do such a thing, and go ballistic on the school officials when they do take action. I blame that on the screwed up laws today. They are enabling the dregs of society to become more decrepit as they grow older, and less regarding of being decent socially. There are a couple kids in my son's grade that have been to juvie already this year. No behavioral changes for the good what so ever. They need some real consoling, but likely will never receive it.