parents are often helpless to deal with bullying in school because it depends on the teachers to actually do something about it.

all i learned about bullying in school is to distance myself from those idiots and subconsciously i probably also learned to avoid making friends. i don't see how that was helpful. i didn't experience real socialization until i entered university where i found actually like-minded individuals with common interest. and it's not true that there is less support when you are an adult. on the contrary. the friends i made in university were my support. i didn't have that before.

i am not complaining, my school experience wasn't that bad. but i seriously doubt that any form of home schooling would have been worse.