[Lady-Loki]

It almost sounds as if you are looking for the meaning of life here.

Honestly, I suspect you have read the Bible, think about it - there were people who were bullies even in biblical times. They were around when I was a kid and they are still around today. It is the nature of the human race.

Prepare yourself, even as an adult you will find a comparable in the work environment - those people who, while they can't push your face into the water at the drinking fountain, can and will exaggerate (some will outright lie) issues to make you look bad in an attempt to make themselves look better.

Best course of action is to avoid them all as much as possible and (as lightningmystix suggested) excel in all your endeavors as much as possible and you can and will be a better person than they are throughout life.

I am not going to say use words or physical actions. You could try fists or words, but in the end, they don't go away. Just accept that they have always been around and always will be around and avoidance is the easiest road. If there is a particular situation or person who poses a dangerous physical threat, then you need to involve your parents and the school officials.

And for the record, I have addressed these situations with all three, fists, words and avoidance. I used fists 15%, words 50% & avoidance 35% (these are just rough estimates). Sometimes they are just hard to avoid.