Mimi Kelchen comments

I read not all but many comments here, but I didn't find any mention of parents of the bullies. I recall when I was bullied in Jr High (3 years after moving from Jp to US). My mom instructed me to point the bully out when she came to pick me up at school. She said calmly to the boy that she needed his home phone number so she could speak to his parents. He inquired why and she explained. He begged her not to call and promised never to bother me with tears in his eyes. It was clear that he knew his parents would severely punish him. I think both Japan and other countries depend too much on school and teachers to handle behavioral problems. Primary responsibility of raising a child to be a decent human being rests with the parents.