Russian schools have long been trying to find ways to maintain order and discipline, enforce rules, and fight bulying, theft, and other child-to-child victimization.

Most schools have security personnel on duty


However, the guards' job is mainly to protect the children from outside threats, such as kidnappers, pedophiles, etc. Adult threats.

Breaking up playground scuffles and resolving conflicts between children is not really their area of expertise; and they cannot always be everywhere and see everything that happens between children. Again, that is not their main task.

For this purpose, many schools now organise "duty classes". Selected children from class 7 to 11, with red badges, patrol the school or are posted at certain locations where much bullying and student conflict is known or heard of to take place

However, the problem is, you have to really choose children wisely. If you are the head of discipline at the school, and you have to assemble a "duty class" for your school, you have to know, by heart, which children are bullies and troublemakers and would simply abuse the powers of the red badge ("duty class" members usually have much authority: they can issue negative behaviour evaluations; confiscate items; detain misbehaving students and escort them to the head of discipline's office; and even temporarily expell them from the school); and which are genuinely enthusiastic and want to help support a good learning environment in their school. It is not easy.

Sometimes, in fact, good children can even become bullies, because the new power takes over their mind. It is very hard for a young person to be responcible, when suddenly authority over his or her peers is placed in his/her hands.

I believe another way is needed, personally.