The Sudweeks didn't "just cross the line" with Joey. They have been WAY OVER THE LINE for years. Other students are talking to authorities. Their behaviors didn't just START with "making sure Joey knew this would be the worse year of this boy's life."
Cheryl's been spiting, throwing books, dowsing girls with water, "playing therapist," acting out sexually, starving kids, demanding that kids beat up kids, slapping, hitting, verbally, emotionally abusing kids FOR YEARS! And Mark has participated too..., handcufffing, hitting, racial slurs....and had his eye on the young girls with Cheryl's blessing and help!
Anger---sure there's anger towards these cowardly people, and well there should be!
But civilized people, UNLIKE THE SUDWEEKS, let the authorities deal with the likes of the Sudweeks---and pray they do their job well!