Yes! As a wee skinny lad, moving from a very soft, progressive school in Edinburgh , to a hard school in Aberdeen in primary seven, I was forced to defend my good looks from my classmates’ fists.
Moved up to secondary school with no network and got bits kicked out of me. The new school was utilitarian and full of loose, football-affiliated gangs. I had absolutely no interest in wendyball.
Eventually, my folks made me take up karate – think they wre fed up of taking me to A&E. And by Thor, I was surprised to find it worked!
Only had two run-ins and suddenly they went elsewhere for their kicks, literally.
Got a bullied child? Don’t go bothering the teachers, teach them how to box / kick / nuke from orbit.