Two boys, Alejandro and Hector, bullied their classmate Maria by throwing things at her and hitting her while the teacher was out of the classroom. When the teacher returned, he found Maria on the floor crying. She had been hit in the eye with a pencil thrown by Alejandro. The teacher took Alejandro to the headteacher's office, but Hector remained and punched Maria in the face. Maria's parents called the police to report the bullying. The students were warned they could be sent to boarding school, so they apologized to Maria and stopped bullying her, and the next day they became friends.