What advice should I give my son?

That is tough because on one hand you want to tell him to stand up for himself, but you also don't want to encourage any violence. I agree that you should get more info and talk to the school yourself but also explain to your son that he to should be speaking to his teacher about it or atanding up for himself with out violence. Good Luck I hope everything works out it is so awful when a child get picked on and it is usually for nothing at all, just some kids low self esteem!

I think the best way to deal with a bully is to take a stand and let them know in no uncertain terms will you accept or submit to their behavior. My daughter complained about a bully and each time I told her to stand up to this other child until - she had enough and made her stand. The other child leaves her alone now.

I would try to find out more information , about who is bullying him and why he believes this is happening . If there is no way for him to get this to stop then you should go into the school and talk to his teacher and the principal about what is going on . If you know the parent of the bully and don't want to go to the school just yet you can try phoning the parents of the child who is doing this and see if this helps . Hope this helps and best of luck !!

I had a problem last year with my youngest son being picked on for his intrest in science and acedemics not to mention names he was called or anything but I simply explained to him that there was nothing wrong with the way he was that the bullies had inner problems they had to work out and were naive as to better ways to deal with them. I later had a private conversation with the vice principle and one of his teachers to keep a look out and a few weeks later the bully was discovered anonymously to avoid futher confrentation and everything has been fine since then.