My little bully

Ok, I have to admit, I am completely clueless when it comes to handling bullies. I was never really bullied in school, and I never bullied anyone (I know, big shock cuz I'm so mean). My hubby was bullied in school, so I figured boys were just bullied, and it's just the way it is. So, ever since my son was probably 2, I've been talking about being bullied, and if a kid is mean to him, how to handle it. I never really got into too much detail, because, like I said, I just don't know a whole lot about the topic. Well, during all those talks, I never thought MY child would be the bully. Now I have a whole new problem, and still no clue how to handle it.

A couple of weeks ago I got a call from the office that my son just took off from school, and they couldn't find him. At least that wasn't him being a bully, right. So we talked about how that's not safe, blah blah blah. The next day, when his dad picked him up, he was throwing rocks at the school with a friend. So, his dad handled it in his own way ( I wasn't home, so I'm not sure what that consisted of).

Yesterday I got a call from his teacher saying Bredyn got in a fight on the playground with a couple of 4th graders, trying to take a ball from them. Seriously? 4th graders? Does the kid want to get killed? Not the smartest thing to do. Then today, I got a call from the principal, yes the principal this time, that my son took some kids hall pass and flushed it down the toilet, traumatizing the poor little boy. First, why in the world would u flush a hall pass down the toilet? How big are those things?

The problem is, for those who know Braedyn, this is SO not like him. He is such a sweet kid. At parent teacher conferences, the teachers always rave about how good of a kid he is and how they wish they had more like him in their class. He is always so helpful, friendly, etc. Sadly, I would expect this from Brock, and we've been working on getitn ghim to NOT be a bully (to his brother or other kids) because we're pretty sure it's gonna be a problem with him as soon as he goes to Preschool.

So, if anyone has any advice on how in the world to nip this in the butt right now before he becomes the bully of the school, I would love to hear the advice.