im studying to be a teacher (phys ed) at uni atm, and im on prac at a high school known for being rough. i can say for certain that kids there are always getting picked on, and as was said, teachers can basically do sweet FA. the majority of what goes on is away from prying eyes.

although it would be hard for you to come forward and either confront the person/s bullying you or tell someone about the situation due to the possible consequences, surely the education dept is not totally to blame here....part of the reason that this guy has problems is that HE did nothing about the promlem. sure he told one teacher, and that particular teachers response was the definate wrong answer to the situation, but how many teachers are there at a primary school??? 20 or so. we do whole units on this sort of stuff, and the number of people that kids can talk to about this sort of stuff...well there aremore then enough people

this case is going to open up a whole new breed of soft co(ks who feel because someone pushed them or called them a fag at school, they have the right to claim compensation.....how soft are people getting!?!

as chopper would say
"hhhh-harden the fu(k up Australia"