'I gave my son's bully a taste of his own medicine and he was left humiliated'

A dad has been hailed a hero for giving his son's tormentor a 'lesson he'll never forget' after the school allegedly ignored the bullying issue. He shared on Reddit that his 14-year-old kid was being picked on over his appearance and despite the school being aware, they seemingly failed to intervene.

Determined not to let his boy become the 'school punching bag', the father took matters into his own hands.

On Reddit, he detailed: "My son has been getting bullied for a week. He's the tallest kid in his class because of his genetics. When he told me he was getting bullied I didn't wait, I went to the school so we could fix something. My son is very nice to everyone, he doesn't bother anyone and is a sweetheart."

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The concerned dad then arranged a meeting with the headteacher and warned he'd lodge a formal complaint if the bullying wasn't addressed. He continued: "I'm the second parent that does a lot for this school. I have helped decorate parties and help the youth program but that's enough."

He also confronted the bully's parents, revealing: "I did get to talk to the parents of the kid that was bullying my son, their son told my son to off himself so I will be making a complaint. I told them to teach their kid how to treat people because I wasn't going to let someone bully my son to make him feel bad about himself."

"I don't think they even discipline their kids because I've never seen them at parent conferences, they said they would try to talk to their kid. That's when a few days later my son told me that one kid was still bullying him, I had enough because the school was not doing anything.", reports the Mirror US .

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Taking it upon himself to confront his lad's tormentor, he revealed his bold attempt to scare off the bully: "I did have a few words for the boy when I picked my son up after school, I told the boy if he keeps bullying my son then his mom and I will have a problem because he is old enough to know bullying is not okay. Well, his mum and I already have a problem because she didn't give her son the consequences."

"I could tell he was embarrassed after I said that because he was with his friends and they were joking about it. This kinda showed him what it's like when someone talks down on you and embarrasses you."

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Echoing his sentiment, one social media commenter noted: "If the only thing that comes out of this is your kid learning that you have his back, then it was worth it."

Another user shared their open-mindedness saying: "I have zero issues with other parents correcting my kid's behavior. Some things are just objectively wrong."

Whilst a third member chimed in with: "The truth is this, teachers have zero control over bullying. They tell the administrators and it's up to them. That's all the power they have."

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