Little brother, you are knocking on death’s door and you didn’t hear it creak open?

In her first life, it was too late when the school and the Bennet couple found out their son was getting bullied. They found out about it when Hugo saw Slater's bruises, but just like Slater asked Penny, he begged not to tell their parents. 

Although Hugo didn't tell his parents, he barged into Slater's class and beat Slater's bullies in the teacher's presence. He beat the bullies so badly all of them ended up on the hospital bed. Things went so out of control that Hugo was expelled. Fortunately, Hugo still got into the military despite his bad record. However, after that incident where Penny was imprisoned, that story would be dug up again. 

Slater also had to change schools while the bullies only got suspended. The Bennets chose to take their children out of the school because it was a traumatic place for Slater. However, the Bennet couple still sued the school. Even so, it was futile. The damages were already done.

Not in this lifetime, though.