That's not a strawman, that's the definition of zero tolerance policies in schools - both parties in a fight get punished the same.

"And by your reasoning, then bullying shouldn't exist today because the school policies should prevent it, yet it's more rampant than ever."

'I never said that.'

What you did say is that victims can't solve bullying and that school policies should. What we clearly see is that bullying is a growing issue under zero tolerance policies because the victim is given disincentive to defend themselves - it becomes a vicious cycle that protects bullies. It also is at odds with my personal experiences.

If the zero tolerance policy isn't the school policy you were speaking about, then what is? You imply that school policies should prevent bullying, but we clearly don't see that.

"Funny how I only hear the 'stood up to bullies succesfully' story and never the other ones. See my other comment."

You do hear of the other stories - kids committing suicide or shooting up a school because they are trapped in a failed zero tolerance system that leaves them with seemingly all-or-nothing options. You also witness kids just "taking it" if you are observant enough.

So far you seem to be just trolling - offering neither arguments nor facts that support zero tolerance systems or refute the facts that I, and many other on here, have presented against those systems.