ok but you cant deny that the reason they picked him is because they see him as weak. i know about mob mentality but those kids arent going to be the shortest, weakest kids in class picking on others. im not saying not to get the school involved either. im saying for his own sake. those kids are one thing but whos to say he wont encounter it later in life? especially if hes been picked on when hes young. and youre going to sit here and tell me that a kid who has confidence and has been trained in a martial art is still as likely to be beat up than some other kid?

sorry, just trying to offer up some help. i read the post and confidence has a lot to do with why certain kids get beaten up. i got teased and made fun of and bullied when i was younger. so my parents enrolled me in softball and i was really good. my confidence shot through the roof and when those kids picked on me i picked back and they left me alone, ok. im not just throwing random crap out there. also, yeah the school says that theyre doing something but do you honestly think they are? cause i doubt it. talking with the parents wont do anything. some times you have to take matters into your own hands. im not one for violence but that seems to be the only language these kids understand. you cant trust the school to take care of it because they hardly ever do.