There will ALWAYS be bullies.
being bullied and LEARNING how to deal with it is a right of passage. You learn things from it and come away from it with tools you can use in the future to either avoid similar situations or deal with them effectively... All this zero tolerance policy does... is remove the possibility of anyone ever learning these things or ever attaining and possessing those tools. Meaning that you will create a world filled with spineless "victims" who when faced with the slightest of adversity... have no tools to deal with it other than to curl up into a ball and cry for the nanny state to come and save their spineless ass. Is THAT really what you want for your children? To ensure that they will fall under what ever boot chooses to trample them because they never learned any different? The government... want a weak in mind and body population that is easy to control by force... how do they accomplish this??? By ensuring through their "policies" that all future generations don't have the spine or will to stand up to them. You... are playing into THAT agenda in spreading this "zero tolerance on bullying" Propaganda and manipulation. Again I ask... Is this really what you should be doing to ensure a healthy and well adjusted society for the future?
I think that there is some truth to this, as long as the systems that are in place are alive and well.
I think that as we disconnect there will no longer be bullies, as there will be prosperity. No lack, no fear, no scarcity. Those energies that feed the bullies.
The idea of zero tolerance should be taught at home with love and compassion being the driving force. Not implemented through the fear of punishment. The circle will continue, and be fed.
I don't think that the school systems should be teaching our children core values. Our children should know consequence in a safe loving environment.
The systems that are in play, only feed the dysfunction of mental and emotional issues that face our children today. I agree that they disguise the tactics of zero tolerance. But it is a military style implementation. Our children are not soldiers.
I don't agree that the victims are "spineless, calling for the state to save them." I think the problem is that we are creating the bullies. I can assure you, I will stand against violence. Bullying is violence. Coercion is violence.
Healthy relationships are paramount.