I worked tech support in a school district as a contractor, all tech and software in the classroom was my job. Lots of tickets for projectors and no boot computers.

I was the proverbial fly on the wall, and got to see a lot that I wish I hadn't. Now I get to talk about it. I don't remember seeing any teachers bully a student directly, it was always behind the scenes to the students.

The teachers loved playing part-time psychiatrist and did whatever they could to get any antsy kid onto behavioural meds. Taking this further, the school district was (probably still is) fleecing the State of Michigan by manipulating their MEAP and other standardized test scores. Teachers would coordinate with admin for kids they knew wouldn't test well, to have them dropped into SPED classes, eliminating their low scores from the school's avg. Aesop was one of the tools these kids would use.

One teacher I knew, who happened to be one of these alt educators, was fired for getting to friendly with his students. I don't mean that in a sarcastic way, or that he was being inappropriate. I mean, he tried to be their friend and they walked all over him, they got him fired.

There is plenty of sex and sexual harassment in schools between the kids, from at least 6th grade up. I was invisible in the halls, I heard it all. Where in the school they could suck each other off without getting caught... They always got caught. Inevitably, there would be some girl who's tits would make their way onto 99% of the phones on campus, and police would arrest a bunch of kids for that.

...I know there's good teachers, I worked with many of them. Unfortunately they are few and far between the trash piles paying union dues, and fucking with your kid's mental health. My overall verdict, homeschool your kids, y'all.