They can learn those skills, but what good will that do them if they get punished just as much as (or more likely, worse than) the bullies for fighting back?
I would rather get in a f**kload of trouble and set an example, idgaf about the school’s rules. As a US citizen, I have the right to defend myself. I’d risk expulsion for that right and hire a lawyer if I could. The school rules surely wouldn’t hold up in a courtroom…
Not everyone can afford to hire a lawyer, and even if they could, what makes you so sure that the judge would rule in your favor and against the rules of the school you got kicked out of?
I agree with self-defense against physical bullying, but what about verbal/cyberbullying? It's definitely wrong and should be punished, but do you think people should get physical for being verbally bullied?
bruh that reminds me of a story from last year. my black friend wore a beanie to school and got iss for a day because they thought it was a durag and that constituted gang activities