face it, mom screwed up royally.... she should have enlisted school authorities to deal with the bully... by taking matters in her own hands,, she opened herself up to lawsuits & more bullying from her kids peers ( oh mom has to fight your battles???) she could have driven her kid to school,, or home schooled the kid... we all had bullies,, who picked on everyone at one time or another... punch them in the nose & go on about your business.. blood (their own) has proven time & again to be a sure fire way of stopping bullies !!!

I don't condone what the mother did, but we all know that the teen bully would never tell a lie!!!