Just as a bit of perspective, when I was in grade school at the end of the 1950s, I remember some kids who were always picking on another kid (who was "different", as you say). One fine day, they were throwing rocks at him while he was walking home and one of the rocks hit him in the eye and he ended up losing his eye. Just goes to show you that violence in and around schools is nothing new it's just changing and escalating.

Aux