There was a new element to the morning commute near Hays High School recently — a mom and a few of her supporters holding up signs decrying bullying.

A few passing motorists honked their horns in support but the mother, whose name we will not use, wants something larger — strong action by the Hays Consolidated Independent School District.

“They tell me there’s no bullying,” she said. However, she said her special needs daughter has been assaulted three times since the...