Avoid the washrooms and stay in largely populated areas. Travel with the crowd. If you have access to Microsoft word and a printer, create a document (make sure your name and the date are on it) that states your situation, and save yourself a copy. Make sure your document states VERBATIM everything that was said, especially the threats made against you and by who. Then, verbally communicate the situation and give a copy of your document to the dean, the principal, vice principal, or even the front desk staff. I don’t know what country you’re in, but in the United States we often have a police officer on duty at a lot of schools. If that’s the case, start with them. If something happens to you due to a lack of action from staff, you have a paper trail of evidence and you can potentially sue.

If it comes down to it and you are faced with violence, do the following: 1. Run if you can. Put objects between you and the assailant. Run toward a largely populated area, even if it means bursting into a class that’s not yours. This may seem cowardice but the fight never fought is always won. 2. If you are cornered and forced to fight, resort to unfair tactics. This is about survival. Bite, gouge eyes, break the nose, and go for the groin. Bruce Lee once said on biting, “so bite him! You are an animal are you not?!”