The reason that most school administrators turn a blind eye to bullying is their "head in the sand" approach. If they don't recognize, they don't have to deal with it, which means they don't have to report it and deal with all the red tape involved. In NY, these incidents get reported to Albany and those numbers get published. Naturally, the administration doesn't want that - they want the school to seem like ShangriLa, so they bury it or ignore it.