'One of the biggest lies told in schools is that bullying will not be tolerated.'

I would like to know just how many more children committing suicide over bullying will it take for schools to take things a hell of a lot more seriously than they currently are?  Where is all the pastoral care we are promised?  Why is it so damned difficult to teach children to be kind?  What the fuck is going on at home to make them think it is ok to be so horrible and cruel to others?  Why can we not figure out how to get on top of it, how to stop it?  With so much focus on the academic side of things, is it impossible to be aware of what is going on in terms of behaviour?  I am so sick and tired of hearing that 'kids will be kids' and it's normal behaviour.  If it was so normal, would not all children be capable of it?  Is there so much bullying in the workforce because it was never really sorted in school?  I am tired of schools issuing statements after yet another tragedy saying '........was a very well liked and popular pupil'.  If you could notice this, how could you fail to notice that the same child was being bullied?