Who's in the wrong

Hey ladies

I'm currently in a predicament,y daughters having issues as school with bullies and being targeted. Teach told me that there was a drawing and 5 girls pinned it on her, teacher got the picture with the writing on and knew straight away that it wasn't our daughters, he said she's being targeted, then there was an email that my daughter got really upset about, I only saw one comment as they removed the others and it said who got her to join with loads of sick faces,angry faces etc, then had a talking to and a report made due to e safety I then find out there was further slide shows with some nasty comments about her, the parents where spoken to,yet this hasn't stopped them, she's coming out with bruises, their running to teachers saying she's doing this and saying this, now my little one isn't innocent and can give off. When it's to much, so there was another incident at school, teachers who I needed to speak to were not available so I left it, now I haven't punished my daughter as I don't know the full story. My other half went in a rant mode and said. A shit parent because I haven't punished her and not on his side. I stood my ground and said. Not punishing her until I find out what's happened and if she's started it because if she hasn't I've punished her before knowing the full story yes she's not inocent all the time but so far they have been targeting her and she's gone to the teachers rather then retaliating. Now am I wrong for not punishing her or is he out of line for not wanting to get to the bottom of it before labeling her the instigater

** Hi ladies it is heartbreaking as a mother, the school are awful, she's had one of the girls make a racist comment about her dad which nothing gone done about it, I'm currently in the process of moving her schools as her mental health and eating has got so much worse, she never wants to go to school, she gets so upset when she comes out,she lost her spark. The school punish her for protecting herself, me and her dad have always said if someone hurts you hit back but never start it. I have to put her mental health first and we sat and spoke to her about moving schools and she gave me a huge hug and yes mummy I want to move schools, I have had enough of what's going on and feeling sad. She's only 9 years old. Why are kids so cruel and why don't parents do something about it** if that was her doing it my god I would ensure she had the best fitting punishment for what she's done