I came across this audio of a girl in America talking about how she handled bullies in the 8th grade.
audioboo.fm/boos/1003650-elvis-duran-wants-to-know-what-you-think-8th-grader-hannah-defends-classmate
You can respond here: audioboo.fm/channel/elvisduran
Hope this is helpful to those of you dealing with this difficult issue.