This rash of bullying cases is such a giant mess, so many have turned out to be misunderstandings or kids being kids, people who just had an argument or didn't get on with or people who seem to be oversensitive or people just reporting something they heard from someone else without first hand knowledge.

I have genuine sympathy for people who were actually bullied but some of these accuses from my perspective just need to grow up and move on, we all went to school and we were all both victim and perpetrator at some point in that journey, there's no point anyone denying it because kids are cruel and don't know the consequences of how they treat others because they are "kids," and kids do stupid stuff it's kind of their job, but most grow up and become better people which is a good thing so unless someone was genuinely bullied, harassed, beat on or had their money stolen they should just shut up because every time they cry wolf it gets harder to believe the people it actually happens to.

Sixth grade? I’ve taught at a private K-12 school (grades 4-12 in different years), and I’ve seen many students changing from little jerks to wonderful human beings. It’s called growing up, and with the right guidance, people can change. I think bringing up something that happened in sixth grade to try to destroy someone’s adult life is too much. If anything, I blame the schools and parents for not taking control over the situation early on. In my school bullying is taken seriously, and teachers and parents work together to enact a plan of action. Most parents take the situation seriously and don’t protect their children when they do something wrong.