I think that the way public schools handle bullying is B.S. Children should be allowed and encouraged to defend themselves. Telling children to ignore or avoid the bully does nothing to solve the problem at hand and if a bully takes the first swing at a child, that child should have every right to fight back without fear of being suspended or otherwise punished by the school system.

In the unlikely event that I ever choose to have children of my own, I plan on either homeschooling them while allowing them to attend clubs or camps with other children to get their social activities in or encouraging them to not fear being suspended over defending themselves against bullies while hardening them to not deal with other kid's B.S. If they got suspended for defending themselves, I would reward them at home rather than punish them. I would also be sending them to martial arts training sessions to give them the means to defend themselves against bullies.

Pacifism isn't a path to peace but a path to further suffering.