Yeah they close and my husband did grab one of them once but there is too many and i mean hundreds and not in 1 gang its different people,i tried to get him into martial arts or something but he not interested he not the fighting type,but its the name calling thats bothering him,he wont be able to fight them all off there is just too many, It hurts me also to see my 16yr old son break down and grab me and cry. Im sure the teachers are scared of the school kids nowadays. What really gets me is when the school and education dep keep threatening me with fines or prison for my son not going to school cause of this,and yes i told them the reason why he sometimes wont go.