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I was taught by my father to follow a three-step approach to bullying:
1) Tell the person to stop.
2) If they don't stop, tell an adult.
3) If they don't stop after the adult has tried to discipline them, you may resort to physical force to get your point across. Even if you're small, if you aim for the nose, you can still hurt someone.
I never got in trouble for following this approach in school, and I will teach it to my children. I often had to use it in relation to my brother--he was bullied when we were kids, and wouldn't stick up for himself. What's funny is that once he did, he was rarely bullied after that.
In today's public school system, a parent really has to be an advocate for their child. It's unfortunate that we cannot trust the schools to do what is best for our children, especially if they're a round peg. If such an incident as mentioned in the OP occurred to my future child, I would most certainly be calling a lawyer. The school has a responsibility to guarantee the relative safety of my child. I would probably also request an immediate transfer.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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