Best tactics for a kid to deal with a bully

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My kid, year 7, is being bullied.

He's reported it to school, but it's continued. I've contacted the school and am now waiting to hear how they have dealt with it and how they plan to prevent further "child on child abuse".

But what practical, effective things can he do in the meantime? What has your child found effective?

I've suggested saying loudly "XX why are you so obsessed with me?!" but he thinks that's weird.

My child was bullied so I knocked on the parents door. I told them the bullying had to stop or I would return. It stopped.

And neither is the initial behaviour.

I couldn't believe this began happening to my 7 year old! Now I'm wondering what schools do about it so reading this thread with interest.

It makes my inner bullied child fume and want to go postal! I'm going to end up getting into a feud with their parents if it carries on. She rushed my child in the street yesterday and the mother did nothing.

Tell your son to give him a smack. I was bullied and when I hit my tormentor it stopped. One of the best things I ever did.

I went round to the parent's house. It was sorted immediately.

Most parents are reasonable people and nobody wants their kid to be a bully.

Update:

I messaged the parent letting her know what her kid had done. She claimed that she didn't bring him up to act in such a manner, and she'd have words. All surprisingly civil.

The school got back to me a few days later saying the kid had a one day exclusion for one of the assaults.

I asked how many times my child or others would have to be assaulted before they would actively prevent the child-on-child abuse. They said oh there have to be a certain number of FTEs before a permanent exclusion.

When I suggested that if it happened again I'd be going to the police, the school person gave an enthusiastic agreement, and promised to pass that message on in the 'reintegration meeting'.

I'm just so disappointed that this school has such a poor grasp of the behaviour. They are far more concerned with making this bully (who has assaulted many other children) feel included, to the physics endangerment of the other children around him.

I know for a fact that a school can be managed better than this.

Thanks for all the "thump him back" suggestions. This kid happens to be quite small, but he moves with a large entourage and my kid is pretty small himself.

Maybe we'll look for a martial arts class to help him build some confidence that he could look out for himself if he needed.