Originally Posted by Tarenth

I think either Al is confused or I am. From what I can understand of the situation you've depicted is that you are a fellow student and not an employee of the father. -.-

I'm just going to run with that assumptions.

Al is right in that there really is no moral dilemma and the problem is really a tactical one in how you should approach your opponent in order to disable, disarm, or destroy them. Me, being an evil person, prefer the later mostly, yet I have been known to settle for the first two when the effort for complete destruction seemed like too much effort.

First step I would take in your position is tell your mother of the situation. Explain everything that has happened to her, give examples of his behavior and the consequences he has received (or lack of), and then make it clear that you either want her assistance or her support in your actions. Never underestimate the power of parental support when it comes to conflicts between students. If she is informed and you keep her up to date then you can receive feedback, ideas, and a more adult presence when it is required. Sadly as a fellow student of the troublemaker you may need to pull that adult support card in order to make yourself heard.

Next step would be to recruit that teacher you mentioned. Since he's already shown a willingness to disciple the problem child you should turn that to your advantage and approach him with a clear plan of action that may solve the problem. I would suggest you start getting documented evidence of the kid's unacceptable behavior and his trends for ammo. What you want to do is investigate the how, why, where, and when he seems to act out so that you can build a profile for the kid. Does he do it in front of supervision without fear of punishment? Is he a physical bully who uses his body? Weapons? Does he resort to what could be considered torture or mental abuse? Does he do it between classes? In class? After or before school? Does he hang out in certain areas and inflict his presence upon other from there or does he make a noted 'patrol' and harass people along his route?

Of course you're not going to get all this information from that one teacher. But that's why you recruited both your mother and him first. There is strength in numbers and while a lowly cook may not want to speak up and risk losing their job, they may be more willing to speak up and give testimony if you have other people backing their story. With a larger base of operation you can convince people it will not be a 'my word vs theirs' situation but a 'here's more evidence of his behavior' situation where anything they say or give you will just be more for the stack and the associated anonymity that will give them. When going up against someone with the power to crush you its better to go into the fight with reinforcements and documents to back it.

Once you've collected your case (making sure to keep everyone you've recruited/asked for help in your campaign informed of your actions and results) then I suggest you present it quietly to the kid's father. Call him and make an appointment or ask to talk to him with your mother present. I suggest your mother because an adult presence that is fully informed and supportive will lend credibility to your case and she is probably the safest adult involved since she isn't an employee of the pastor.

Here's the situation you can build upon.
You are a senior in the same school as the problem kid so you are entitled to a safe and harassment free study environment.
The child in question (his son) is creating a hostile environment that you and others feel uncomfortable in because of the risk of physical injury or harassment.
He is currently running unchecked through the school which sends a message of preferential treatment over other students.

Beyond that you can make your own approach depending on what you build with your case. I like to favor the 'legal' route and getting the law involved as an outside influence you are entitled to bring around against them. You are being harassed and the parents aren't doing anything to curb that behavior. That could be negligence or the aforementioned preferential treatment that makes them unsuitable for positions of responsibility in a learning environment. Of course if you're going to do that then I suggest you seriously do your homework and make an approach towards someone in that field...potentially someone who is a parent of a student who has been harassed. You could also play the 'future' card as mentioned before and that his behavior, if not checked, could lead to complications later in life. The 'social standing' card is also quite powerful depending on the individual since if its being kept private then a full exposure could be quite a scandal for someone in a position of power.

Honestly, just pick a direction you want to go with and you feel comfortable with using and arguing for/against. There are some risks of a backlash if the father is knowingly letting his kid get away with that behavior, but if you're sick of that kid's actions then the risks are worth the possibility of getting it stopped.

I already have record of some of his actions from earlier this year. My parents have been notified. One teacher already knows some of the stuff and that teacher is the coach.

He has done multiple things that blatantly embarrassed the school but they ignored the stuff. See, he would bring porn to school (not as big of a deal at a public school) and he got out of it. Sadly, my friend, the principle's son, did look at porn once at school, so he was forced to go in front of the entire student body and apologize for looking at porn. Another time he kept yelling '****' in front of a student's mother, which the parent told the school. The boy got out of the trouble by the excuse of 'I did not know what it meant- I heard others use it.'

O, I just hate dealing with him because of his erratic, irrational, yet course based system of pointless attacking.

This pattern the child has learned has been present since first grade- he will not give it up.

I doubt he will change.