CYA or the principal who came in and scolded them for being stupid? One of them nearly got expelled for attacking a teacher, and when I heard about it I was disappointed he didn't try that with me. In that same class I had this big kid, like 300+ lbs of Pacific Islander who took a liking to me. Probably because I treated him like an adult. Anyway he wasn't a kid that anyone messed with. So if things had gone sideways he probably would have stepped in and handled it. I pity anyone who ever gets into a fight with him. He since graduated and he is a security guard at a neighborhood bar around here, and if anyone got out of line they'll have stepped in it.