It's sad - my son has one kid in his class right now (1st grade) who has told him, on three different occasions, he's fat. (And he is a bigger kid for his age.) It breaks my heart. I'm trying very hard to teach him to not let it bug him bc if the brat sees that it does, he'll continue. (I also may have told him to quip back that the kid's mouth is fat bc he's always talking.)
 We had a bullying issue in Kindergarten, on the bus, last year where two older brothers were taunting my son and his friend. They even went so far as to hold my son down to take his shoes off. (My son goes to Catholic school and there were only maybe a dozen kids on the bus - all going to his school or another private school in the area we lived in.) My son never told me this was going on - it was his friend's MOTHER who told me. So, my husband took my son to the bus stop, had him point out the kids, and he went straight to the boys' mother and told her what was going on and that he would go to the school next if it didn't stop. Thankfully, the mother was horrified and put a stop to it. I know bullying is going to happen regardless, but I like to think that the Catholic / private schools take the issue more seriously, due to the smaller classroom sizes and the religious teachings, and that they will at least address the issue if needed. I'm so sorry to you parents who are going through this. I agree with the poster suggesting starting with the counselor and working your way up from there. Best of luck - our kids have another challenges these days, without having to deal with little ****, too. 4951