At the risk of sounding extremely naive, I'm going to agree with bob, do people actually get bullied
purely for being smart academically? I mean, sure there are going to be some cases, but is it really that common?
I did used to go to a state school for a short time before moving, and even in my current school, I've never actually seen anyone get bullied/ ostracised or whatever purely for doing well academically. I have seen people be ostracised/ excluded from social events because of some social awkwardness (I'm not saying that's any better) and people who get picked last for sports teams/ whatever because they're not that great at sports, and coincidentally enough, they were also very book-smart. But I'm quite surprised that people actually get bullied solely because they want to do well in school.
It is a shame though, no one should have to go through that.