If you put a 14 year old with a 12 year old, the 14 year old doesn’t feel any need to bully the 12 year old. They are naturally higher in the hierarchy and don’

If you put a 14 year old with a 12 year old, the 14 year old doesn’t feel any need to bully the 12 year old. They are naturally higher in the hierarchy and don’t feel any threat from the 12 year old. The same is not true with two 14 year olds. I went to a mixed age school and then left that to go to a segregated school. The first had no bullying and the second had a lot.