That's probably why they punished him. Schools tend to punish bullying victims (from experience, lol), because they're "inconvenient". They would much prefer them to just shut up and take it. Just look at how the victim is often punished more when they physically fight back.
And on top of that, no one likes a hypocrite. So if you're a hypocrite and a bullying victim, you really make the school look bad, and so they are going to punish you.
Having said all that, calling the police for something like this makes the school look much, much worse...
Honestly, to be extremely cynical...
That's probably why they punished him. Schools tend to punish bullying victims (from experience, lol), because they're "inconvenient". They would much prefer them to just shut up and take it. Just look at how the victim is often punished more when they physically fight back.
And on top of that, no one likes a hypocrite. So if you're a hypocrite and a bullying victim, you really make the school look bad, and so they are going to punish you.
Having said all that, calling the police for something like this makes the school look much, much worse...