LETTER | Bullying has been pervasively part of society at all levels in any organisation, including the family unit. Initial parental guidance in ethics, morality, respect, discipline, etc, lays the early foundation before regulatory discipline is introduced in early education. Weak parenting, poor guidance and lack of supervision by teachers at the early stage contribute largely to why bullying can escalate to serious crimes. It is opined that cases that do not constitute serious crimes should be left to school discipline for action to be taken. An act that criminalises all forms of school kids’ mischief as bullying can be misinterpreted, misunderstood and counter-productive to our young minds and their future, especially when you have overzealous people interpreting the ingredients of an offence.