On the subject of bullying, here's my rant of the day.
Many a time the schools are not tackling the problem seriously and
instead burying their collective heads in the sand.
Report the fact that you are being bullied normally results in the
teacher or discipline master ignoring you, punishing both you AND
the bully, or just shrugging it off with the boys will be boys
excuse.
I speak from personal experience and from the current feedback I've
gotten, things have not changed.