I think I am writing this for myself today, as much as for anyone else here.
I have a thing about bullying. I can't stand it.
For the past several weeks, I've been battling with my son's school over a bully teacher who has done some pretty serious things in his elementary school classroom, and as parent after parent files a complaint, the principal, superintendent, school board fail to take these complaints seriously.
It takes tremendous courage to speak out and trust someone to take your concerns seriously, and not be considered a "tattletale" or troublemaker. If those concerns are ignored, it exposes all those involved to some serious retaliation, an escalation of the abuse, and a situation that rapidly deteriorates into something really dangerous.
If this is how my son's school handles complaints of bullying from parents, I can't imagine how horrible things are for the kids.