getting teased is verbally fighting back, then they will usually not be punished in any way. i ask myself, if i took the bully out of the equation would these kids still be behaving like this? the answer is usually no. i will then deal with the bully and speak with the rest of the group, away from the bully, about what had happened.
the good kids, many times, will join in because they don’t want to be the next target of the teasing. at a church you may want to talk about what jesus must have gone through. he must have been bullied and teased incessantly. not only jesus but 