Schools should take bullying more seriously, I have not had the unfortunate experience of being bullied... But I know it can affect peoples education and make them misrable...
Short story, from when I was in year 11... One of my younger friends in year 9 was being bullied and he had been for about a month with names and mental abuse... He didnt tell anyone for about a month but then it got to much for him and he came to me in tears, and I hate seeing my friends cry :\ anyway. He told me who it was, and I resolved it without violence... Not that hard to do, you just got to choose the right words, and the right tone... Dont seem to soft or they will think AHH What ever, then it could turn violent...
Anyway, I hope everything turns out well for you
And that bully gets what is coming to him...