Eh, the jocks being more prepared thing is a high-school myth. The problem with the stereotypical jock behavior is that the important things in adult life don't really work like that. Sure, you will be able to carve a niche out in bars perhaps, but you can't punch your way through an interview. Anecdotally speaking, nerds seem to grow out of it and put things they learned in their nerd years to use finding and succeeding in a career. Whereas jocks seem to have a tendency toward not adjusting well outside of high school. Some join the army and grow up there, but even some who leave the army don't quite adjust. 

I do think that the anti-bullying thing is starting to reach witch hunt proportions. It is true that violence is a problem that needs to be addressed. But when you get into the more vague concepts like verbal bullying, you have to define things that aren't as cut and dry as being kicked. Being teased, unlike violence, is something you can turn around and use to your advantage if you are clever. 

Really, I think the best fix would be to give teachers a little more functional authority.