thank you soooo very much. i appreciate you answering my post. your ideas seem like they will help me-all of them seem like good suggestions. thanks!!!!!!! i am doind it at home and she is coming back on wednesday to check with me on it. also she told my guidance counselor that i may need to talk to her about some stuff we will be dealing with. i think i am going to work on it mostly at school b/c here i don't really have any weapons and i have Mrs. Coomes (our counselor) to talk to if I need someone to listen.