On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 14:17:39 GMT, "Cy Galley"
wrote:

:As a school teacher I always recommended that the teasing would stop if the
erson being teased ignored the teaser. They just like the attention that
:your response brings. Likewise Juan and Jim. Might be worth a try.

As a former victim of a school bully, who spent 2 weeks in the
hospital with multiple broken bones and a fractured skull, I disagree.

The only way to deal with teasing and bullying is with overwhelming
counter force. When the local authority - the teacher - tells the
victim to not respond, it guarantees an escalation of the threat.
Other counter force must be found, or eventually the victim will be
killed. That counterforce will be found either with police, lawyers,
or, in some cases, superior violence.

Teachers that support one group of students abusing others is why
Columbine happened.