I think I need to speak up here a bit and defend the teachers who do care and do act against bullying.....
I know bullies make peoples life an utter misery - I myself was bullied through most of Primary and Secondary school for all sorts of silly reasons - chubby, glasses, clever, not popular - same old same old really.
I am a teacher myself now and myself and all the others I work with do everything in our power to try and stomp out bullying. I personally have a zero tolerance policy and the kids in my class know it.... At the end of the day though we are only human and we have such limited powers that as much as it breaks my heart stuff does still go on. Please don't tar us all with the same brush - we DO care and we DO try our very best to help as far as is humanely possible.