>>99043649Again, it depends on the type of school - Peter was shown as going to a very well-funded school, one which had a Decathlon team that won the national championship. These kinds of places are more about subtle power plays and shows of influence/dominance than physical bullying.
For one, there's more risk to the individuals (the kids come from well-regarded families) and to the school (more reputation to lose), as well as it just not being something that's commonly done among pampered rich people.
Flash was shown as being popular because he's rich - he drives amazing cars, he has a giant house that he throws lavish parties in, etc. He's the cool guy because he throws his weight around, not because he's funny.
He's probably incredibly insecure, as we've seen everyone turns on him whenever given the opportunity, so his friendships are probably very shallow. This could be why he picks on Parker - easy bait with few social ties that helps him portray himself as strong while using the bullying as basically stress-relief.
That part of the movie was fine, if in need of a bit more fleshing out.
