I used to just not go and they couldn't do much about it other than give me more detention that I also would not go to. I didn't do any school work either past 1st grade, just said, "no" and they couldn't make me. Consequently, I never finished high school and it hasn't really affected me much. Today, I guess they'd probably try to throw me in kid prison or something. I don't think I'd cooperate with that either, probably go on the run which is not much different than what I did anyway. The VP threatened me with juvie I was maybe 16 and I told him it would be the last thing he ever did. I even offered to beat him to death right there in his office, the little prick couldn't believe it. I was a nasty fucker and I got my way because I was known for that sort of thing. My answer to every situation like that has always been to escalate it to the point of total chaos. Somehow, I always walked away clean. Mostly that's because, like you, most of these idiots didn't want any consequences to their cushy lives; they just "wanted it to be over". Weak minded people seldom get their way. Bullies only want to fuck with people when they think it's free. When I brought the pain to them, they folded like lawn chairs and that continued into adult life as well. Everyone who tried to bully or cheat me ended up shitting their pants and quitting, no lawyer ever. I don't deal with lawyers, if we have a problem, we're going to work it out man to man. These people quickly learned that pigs aren't bodyguards and they couldn't stand the heat so they had to fold. Kind of hard to see the similarity with kids today, they're much more docile and the authority is much stronger. What advice would I give them? I dunno, if they were different people, maybe they'd have a chance but "as is", no fucking chance. I know too well what it takes to successfully resist and 99% of 'em ain't got it. Probably just find a painless way out since all these weird-o fuckers care about is avoiding pain.