>>1 You said you "heard", so does it cross your mind that maybe someone (or they) just spread that rumor?
Do you ask the 6th graders yourself to prove that actually happened?
And maybe for their reaction maybe everyone are being incredulous?
Or maybe they act normal because they didn't want to oppose the cocky, rich, spoiled, popular jerks as they thought it would bring trouble (being bullied)?
In my opinion, boys like that just wanted attention mostly from their parents, have friends (so they act like them), or just to be popular with the "bad boy" reputation (or other reasons I don't know of (people always have reasons, always))
That did work, right? You said they are "jerks".
Yes I do think it's gross and weird. The mind of male adolescent these days...