What should I tell my son on how to handle someone who is bothering him in school?

This kind of thing was happening to my daughter. I talked with her teacher. I was afraid she would get more bullied because we told but the teacher told me she would handle it in away where it looked like the teacher saw the things happening and not us telling on the kid. It worked like a charm...the kid stopped bothering her. I didnt go into the classroom I called the teacher.

Telling the teacher is a good idea. He or She can keep a eye out. But for him to handle it on his own would be hard, he needs guidance and now is a impressionable age. There are not to many kids, "or grow ups for that matter" that can handle this type of situation the RIGHT WAY... Kids will be kids. If need be the teacher can contact the other parent. Talk to your son, support him, the best way you can. As parents we do not always know which way to go. And alot depends on what that child is like. Rather he is timid, shy, outgoing, ect... Of course we all as parents want to believe our kids are innocent.....

The ideal answer would be that your son would tell this kid to stop, and the kid would stop. That isn't likely though, the kid already knows that your son wants him to stop. Call the teacher. It is his/her job to protect your child from bullying and harassment. Be sure to talk to your son often about the situation. Once the other kid gets in trouble he might start harassing your son more, threatening to do worse if your son tells on him again. This is what happened to my daughter. She was being bullying by a group of girls at school. Other girls had given up when they told on the bullies and the bullying just got worse. At this point I called the school and let them know about the situation - I just spoke to someone at the front desk. I let them know that there were other children out there who were being threatened into silence. I let my daughter know that if they bullying did not stop I would go directly to the principal, then the superintendent and up and up until the situation was taken care of. However, bullying and harassment is considered a serious offense in most or all states. Once you complain to the school if the teacher doesn't handle the problem, they should be get on the ball and fix the problem.