the mean problem with bullying is that the school board dosen't know how to deliver disicplne. One hundred years ago if this happened, the teacher would take a ruler and the kid would be a better kid by remebering that whipping. In modern days however, bullies are given a "detention" that consists on sitting quietly in a room after school doing homework that they would be doing anyway. I am a Youth Leader at my local church and a lot of kids there who cheat on tests in school, bully others, and fail classes do it because there is no threat of punishment. Sure, you can go home with a letter to your parents, but some parents simply dont care.

When these kids enter university the enitre scope changes. My husband works for a university as a provost of students and registar, basically meaning if they do something bad he is the one that they will see. If you cheat on a test, you're out for a year and you get a mark on your record that every recruiter will see when you try to enter a different school. Copying others work? You will get thrown out faster then a wink.

Modern elementry, middle, and high schools don't prepare their kids for this.

They need to.