I was bullied verbally at secondary school - it assumes great proportions when you are young.
I took great delight in reminding that bully of her behavior when we met at a school reunion a few years ago. As a retired head teacher she shrivelled with embarassment
When I was doing granny duty collecting my three from
primary school, one of my grandsons was afraid due to threats of violence from another boy. I gave him my car keys so that he could lock himself in my car, and went into school to make his teacher aware of the problem.
Little kids can be big bullies
Stop it early before it becomes habitual