Anytime anyone is cruel or makes fun of a child, they are bullying that child. Humor and teasing has gotten a little bit mean and crueler over all. We need to get to a point where that's not tolerated. That's about dress, if you're not dressed right. Dress is a biggie.
Friends are a big deal.
A fate worse than death is to have nobody to have lunch with. That may lead to students clinging to the wrong crowd. Sometimes the people who accept them are not the people that Mom and Dad would pick. If they're accepted in that group, at least they'll have a group. They'll do anything not to lose their spot in it.