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New Study Finds That Bullying Significantly Harms Academic Performance | A new paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association finds that bullying in schools has a significant negative impact on academic performance. The researchers found that “students who were bullied in the 10th grade experienced a .049 points decrease in 12th grade GPA.” The harm on high-achieving black and Latino students was particularly high, with black students experiencing a .3 points decrease and Latinos experiencing a .5 points decrease.