Gareth John Jackson appears in Townsville Magistrates Court after taking on teens who allegedly bullied his children Dave Noonan and Kim Napier of Heart 107.3 talk about Chloe's Law and how to end bullying A TOWNSVILLE father, who followed a school bus and confronted two teens accused of bullying his children, says he intended to "give them a talking to" but reacted after seeing the size of the boys. Gareth John Jackson, 34, plead guilty to one count of common assault and one count of unlawful assault occasioning actual bodily harm in the Townsville Magistrates Court yesterday. The court heard the father-of-two had just arrived home from work as a school bus dropped his children off outside their home on July 19. Upon speaking to his children, he learned his children, aged 12 and 14, had been bullied by two older boys on the bus. Jackson then put his two children in to the car and followed the school bus to the Caltex service station at Yabulu, where his children pointed out their alleged bullies, aged 15 and 16 years respectively. Police prosecutor Sergeant Mick Harms told the court Jackson walked over to the teenage boys and said "why don't you pick on someone your own size?" before using an open palm to push one of the boys on the chest. The push caused the boy, who sustained a bruise to his chest, to stumble backwards. Jackson, using an open palm again, also pushed the other boy. The court heard Jackson had no criminal history and made full admissions to police after they attended his address on October 13. He was also said to have been "very stressed and angry his children had been bullied." The prosecution asked for a three to six months imprisonment, wholly suspended. Sgt Harms argued the incident involved child victims. "Regardless of how big they (the alleged bullies) are, there are courses he can take to address the issues," Sgt Harms said But defence lawyer Andrew Peel told the court the bullying of Jackson's children had been ongoing for at least three months. The bullying allegedly included physical threats, an apple was thrown at one child's head and the two teens were also accused of doing burnouts outside the home. The court heard Jackson had complained to the school but one of the boys was not a student so nothing was done. He also did not complain to the bus company. "There is some degree of provocation and self-defence," Mr Peel said. Mr Peel told the court there was a "greater difference in size between these children (the alleged bullies) and my client's children than there was between my client and the two complainants." Magistrate Ross Mack said there were better ways to deal with bullying. "I say that in no way condoning the actions of these children," Mr Mack said. I understand your frustration and it is regrettable action was not taken (to deal with the bullying) earlier. Jackson entered in to a $750 bond with no convictions recorded.