Schools talk about bullying but they usually blame the victim. The only reason they talk about it is to keep the lawyers happy.
I taught for four yrs in a small Catholic school outside of DC. My third graders knew that if I ever caught or heard of any bullying, they would be in deep doo-doo. I would haul the involved parties out into the hall, do an investigation and make the guilty party perform reparations - i.e., carrying the victim’s backpack to car pool for a week. I could look the parents in the eye every beginning of the school year and tell them my top priority was keeping their children safe. Never had any complaints, ever!