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Chalfie
@mikec 's imagined reaction to his children being bullied is very understandable. Your love for your kids and the almost unbearable feeling when you see them suffer leads to very powerful emotions. But, as the father of three teenage kids at a couple of South London's finest state secondary schools, I know the last thing they want when they experience problems is their dad steaming in and laying down the law, and drawing more attention to them.
One time, when my daughter had just started in year 7, we were on a bus travelling back from school and some older girls from a rival school started teasing her on the bus. I spotted it too late but it was apparently vicious and, it was only when they got of the bus that the penny dropped as my girl was reduced to tears by the humiliation. I could have jumped off the bus and sorted the girls out, which might have made me feel better, but what my daughter needed was a hug and a kiss and reassurance - not her dad acting like an arsehole.