I would have been curious to learn what they decided. I wasn't at all surprised that individually no one wanted to tell on other team mates. One factor that's of enormous consequence in today's schools is the safety issue. It may not be the first thing a student worries about, but in these days of school violence, parents have to wonder about repercussions that might occur when their children turn against, or betray the confidence of a peer. In some ways I think we've become overprotective, but no parent wants to face dire consequences wishing they had been more careful.
Students seek fun in unmonitored halls by smashing unsuspecting students into a bank of lockers.
I know a child who suffered periodic beatings his parents only discovered when they caught glimpses of his bruised chest and found out he'd been trying to fend off attacks from a group of kids by himself. I've heard reports of blood flying in our halls because a fight has gotten out of hand and there's no stopping point. Children see adults as out of the loop, so they often make one of their best sources for help unavailable to themselves. Current practices teach children that if you really want to be heard, you must amplify the sounds of your discontent. The ultimate intensification is the loud report of a gun.