[cstreit]

Tough call. On the one hand you want to show your son that he should stand up for himself when he is right... However based on the petty and despicable action of the school, this would undoubtedly result in some rather underhanded payback to your son.

I can't imagine how pissed you are, I'd be furious!

Now might be the time to talk to him about "choosing your battles carefully". I was in a similar situation a long time ago. Got in a fight in elementary school. The school punished me, called my parents and sent me home for the day. Now I was terrified as my parents were VERY strict. My step-father was waiting on the front porch when I got home. However when I explained to him what happened, he just said "Oh, well you were right". End of story. I still had to deal with punishment from the school, but just hearing him say "You were in the right, they are wrong" made a HUGE difference and honestly the BS at school didn't matter anymore.

So you might have talk with him about his situation, relaying that you can't always come out on top even when you are right, but convey that YOU believe in him and I bet that's more important to him than anything.