Hmph, how did I miss the ending? Oh well, six months later ain't no big deal. Anyway, especially early on when you weren't quite sure of the teacher's intentions, it was really something. I'm glad it resolved as well as it could have. But... at the same time, the fact that there will always be bullying, that he will always have a battle to fight is... depressing at the same time.
That the bullies don't necessarily get any sort of comeuppance, that there is no karma, that evil prevails and the weak are trodden on.... it's relentlessly depressing.
No forgiveness.