<p>That is a really hard case- does he have friends in his classes? And it isn’t possible to go to another school?
I think I might even - consider homeschooling- while you work with the school to get them to shape up-
they shouldn’t be tolerating bullying, and your son is not the only one who needs social skill classes.
As you say- if he is young for his age ( as my kids are) that can be exacerbating the differences.
My younger daughter had social skills classes in summer- as well as participated in sports that gave her more confidence- including martial arts- I have known several kids who have started martial arts for that reason and some have been very successful.
I can’t really think of any short term fixes however, other than to get him out of there completely- I don’t think forcing him to attend a special program that he wouldn’t otherwise need is going to be beneficial in the long run</p>