Young people’s return to their classrooms each fall usually is a routine, uneventful exercise, even for young men and women transitioning from high school to a college environment.

They’ve gone through the proverbial ritual of clothes-buying over the latter part of the summer, as well as having stocked up on pens and pencils, notebooks and other such necessities, not to mention the electronics — devices such as computers, printers and cellphones.

Even for those students who would much prefer additional freedom from classes, tests and homework, the final summer-vacation days have their share of excitement, also, as most young people look forward to seeing and interacting regularly with friends, possibly making new friends and otherwise stepping into new experiences that will help guide them further toward adulthood.

The key word, though, is “most.”

These final days of summer, for some young people, are, unfortunately, days of anxiety, fear, dread, stress and numerous other unwanted feelings as they wonder what disrespect, ridicule and/or sheer viciousness and hellish behavior will be directed their way over the next nearly nine months.

For them, concern, sadness and understanding should be abundant. Being the victim of such despicable conduct should not be construed as being a part of growing up.

Meanwhile, for many young people starting or returning to college, experiencing anxiety and uncertainty over how national and world events might affect or mold their higher-learning experience this academic year, some might actually be wishing that they had selected a different school or, perhaps, opted for a job rather than additional learning.

Some adults might feel that, by now, school systems ought to be adept and aggressive at addressing this problem that is not at all new to school environments. But bullying, not being a one-size-fits-all type of issue, requires availability Bullying, though, was not what was bothering many college students over the past month or so. Rather, it was whether explosive demonstrations like those of the past school year over the war in Gaza would disrupt their particular campuses in the coming weeks.

The Wall Street Journal, in its Aug. 16 edition, reported on new campus rules aimed at outflanking activists and bringing calm back to campuses. However, the same report said the beefed-up rules have been reinvigorating some activists, rather than appearing to deter them.

Education does not deserve such undermining issues.