And at what point do you intervene? Or are you saying never intervene? I really wish to hear what you say, because I cannot imagine you seriously believe a flat-out non-intervention policy is what you truly believe.
Bully behavior is not like it was years ago, what with thug ‘gansta violence and cruelty in play, the old rules do not apply. Intervene when the situation demands it, and in this case, with a disabled child at risk, intervention is required.
The alternative is, given your statement not to intervene and calling those that get bullied, “brats,” is to let Darwin take over and let the bullies destroy young lives.
Some bully behavior results in suicides, as the child has no support and no protection by those that are obligated to do so. So, following the logic of your statement, plant that boot in the middle of the back of your young child, kick him out the door to face down the ‘gansta thugs and if he lives, great, he learns to bully himself as he is young, immature and now the alpha male, and if he dies, well, at least he is not a “brat.”
Regarding the case at hand, I make no comment either way. My comment is general in nature.
It is actually against the law in PA for an adult to enter a school bus (other than driver or teacher). The schools will do nothing to protect children on buses. They can put children off the bus for a short period of time, but not keep them off.
The only way to fight back is to go directly to the parents of the children, the schools will do NOTHING. My experience was exactly that; after complaining about my son being abused by another student for a year the school had done nothing. They assured me it was being taken care of. The first day of the next school year it began again. I called the mother of the student on the phone and asked for her to help both our children arrive to school safely. She had NO IDEA it went on for a year, they had never contacted her. It never happened again. Had that not resolved it, assault charges were next.