Less common now than it once was. Social norms around random acts of childhood violence have shifted pretty dramatically. Back in the day, nerds were shoved aga

Less common now than it once was. Social norms around random acts of childhood violence have shifted pretty dramatically. Back in the day, nerds were shoved against lockers, given wedgies, or just randomly beaten on in my high school (c. early to late 1990s). From what I've heard from my parents or folks their age, this was even more common in decades past. I don't know if we're more enlightened now, or if we're simply more protective of, and involved in, every aspect of our children's lives. Either way, I doubt physical violence against nerds is as common as it may have been. Psychological violence, however, hasn't gone away. Bullying is alive and thriving in the US.