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Contact the authorities. Try to get these bullies removed from the school. Tough actions is the only long term solution we have as society.

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This often doesn't work and backfires. The school will just warn them, the target will be characterised as a snitch and it will just strengthen the bullies' mutual loathing of the target.

Generally the only way to stop bullying is to build resilience and fight back.

There are extreme cases where I agree it should be reported, including infliction of physical violence.

Then sue them for not doing anything. Or start a rightful social media and media campaign so it cannot be ignored. Get them fired. This is clearly a situation where adults failing to do their job should get their careers ended permanently.

This will only make things worse. No one will seriously consider removing kids from school for making fun of other kid's phone, but this attempt will percolate down to the kids and antagonize everyone against this kid as a tattle-tale.

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