Yeah screenname, we’re “trapped” too. In our school, the police would not have been called. Similar situations have actually happened there, worse, even. But in our school, the staff has apparently had training in what to do and how to do it and the situations have been defused. Students DO get consequences-they’re not allowed to do whatever they want-but with understanding and staff working WITH the students, not treating them like loser criminals. Families are consulted and treated with respect as well, sometimes when they don’t act as though they care. And the students mostly respond.