As a kid many tried to bully me, but I used to be really short-tempered and could not take much abuse from anyone. Usually I dealt with my bullies with some extreme physical “stunt” (I won’t name what I did – I don’t want to give ideas to others), but today if you get physical then both get in trouble – the bully and the bullied – and that’s really sad… at least in my opinion. Again, it’s a tough topic, but one that needs to be worked on with full steam…
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In my time -30+ years ago, bullying was not adressed by school staff – or just minimally – so it’s great that today there’s something being done about it. And I agree that the bully needs at least as much help as the bullied; after all, if we treat the “weeds” we’ll have a niceer “lawn” (except, in this case, let’s not expell these “weeds” but help them see the damage they do and help them change.

Yes, it is possible. In 9th grade, we had a bully – a laaarge dude.. who kept terorizing us in all kinds of ways. Then when several of us complained about him, someone talked to him (I have no idea who and what they told him), but he turned into a “lamb” – so much so that some other kids started hurting him and he’d not fight back… I know, strange…