Deterrent can be an effective form of rehab.

A former coworker of mine walks funny because he had polio as a child, and his father worked for the railway union after WWII. He told me one day in high school, one of his friends came to school with bruises couldn’t hide, inflicted by his drunk father. Everyone in school knew, everyone in town knew, but no one did anything.

My coworker informed his dad, about the egregious injuries that day. His dad drove to the drunk man’s house and knocked on the door and seized the drunk man by the collar: “if you ever touch that boy again, I’ll kill you.”

The threat must have been believable coming from a rail union worker, because it rehabilitated the recipient’s decision making processes going forward.

Yes. I think bullying should automatically lead to bully being shipped to suitable facility where they are rehabilited. It must be done to protect other children. Best way is to remove the perpetrator not the victim. Adults and evil monsters should stop excusing bullying with something like bad home conditions. If home conditions are bad remove them from that home. Or at least remove them from places where they can cause suffering to others.

> Rehabilitation and figuring out why they are bullying is the correct response in a civilized society.

Your so called “civilized societies” have continuously failed at this though.

You can’t keep failing and then demand your method is the correct method.

> "Rehabilitation and figuring out why they are bullying is the correct response in a civilized society."

Then why doesn't the "correct response" work in practice? We are clearly not seeing its effectiveness in real life.