We made helping him a priority. We got him indepent professional counseling specific to the problem and to his age group. The children learn the behavior from the abusive adults in their lives. The children grow up, as adults they take their bullying into their workplaces and their relationships and their child rearing practices. Bullying, and abusive behavior plays no favourites, it crosses all social economic lines.
Bullies grow up to be coaches, teachers, policeman, mangers etc.
This is a copout for the adults. I burst into to tears when I heard that. The memories are too plentiful and too painful to mention. He had been reading since he was two years old, but was forbidden to use the safety of the library during recess times because he was not supposed to read until he was older. The principal confined him to a closed room instead, to stop the bullying.