The only thing the school can do about bullies is throw them out. Since they won’t throw out kids who cut class, skip homework and flunk tests (the real function of school) it is unlikely they will throw them out for being bullies. The best and most predictable way to deal with bullies is to teach children how to deal with them. There are many techniques, and one of them is learn how to physically fight back if indeed it actually gets that far. Speaking only for myself, my dad taught me a lot about how to handle people who might be inclined to “give me shit” (as he so eloquently put it) and I did the same for my children. Lo and behold, none of us ever had a problem.