It seems his absence from the class camping trip is what allowed Miles and Henry to feel safe standing up for August, as they knew Julian wasn't there to bully them for it.

Julian's downfall begins when his classmates begin to lose interest in excluding August, and it's complete when Julian decides to not attend the class camping trip. Julian's mom exhibits ableist behavior and insists that kindness is too much to ask from the 'regular kids' like Julian. The novel suggests that Julian's bullying stem from the behavior that his parents, his mother in particular, model for him. His best friends, Miles and Henry, help him in these endeavors. For the most part, he's able to do this without attracting the notice or attention of adult authority figures, as a great deal of the bullying is directed at kids associated with August (like Jack) or uses cultural references that teachers don't understand, as when he asks August if he likes the Star Wars character Darth Sidious (whose face was burnt and deformed in one film). He's the most popular boy in school and works to create a social structure that encourages his classmates to put less popular kids down. Tushman inviting Julian to show August around the school before the school year starts. Despite the fact that Julian is a known bully among the student body, teachers seem less aware of his bad behavior, as evidenced by Mr. Julian is the antagonist of the book and is August’s bully. Miranda: Extraordinary, but No One There to See.Jack: Why I Didn't Sit with August the First Day of School.August: Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte.

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