The saddest part of this attitude is that kids get the message that they are so fragile and easily wounded and helpless that they need adult intervention to survive a single nasty exchange on the playground.
Yes, crack down on real bullying.
No, don't define bullying downward so that you are monitoring every conversation on the playground and calling meetings as soon as it is not all smiles and puppies and rainbows.
Your patience here is admirable. I have to go now. My kids and their friends are having an independent conversation, and someone might say something insensitive.
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