«Large high schools, particularly those serving low - income students in urban areas, have disproportionately lower achievement and higher incidences of
violence than smaller schools serving similar student populations,» Dixon read from a resolution passed by the association.
In terms of grade level, bullying was more common for 7th graders
than for 8th graders at the three
schools we surveyed, with two notable exceptions: Verbal bullying affected 8th grade girls more
than any other subgroup at
Small City
School, and physical
violence affected 8th grade boys and girls more
than 7th graders at Big City
School.