STUDENTS WITH A DEATH WISH

I'M ABOUT TO GO ON A RANT  - SO CONSIDER YOURSELVES WARNED!
I tend to have this rant every time I have the misfortune to drive through Morpeth at the same time as the schools turn out.
Anyone who has been in the car with me on these occasions will know EXACTLY what my rant is going to be about and will need to read no further.
If, however, you haven't had the unfortunate experience of being in the car with me at such a time - here goes.
Now, I don't have a problem with the first school kids or, in fact, with most of the middle school kids, because they are either collected from school by their parents, or have some semblance of road sense.
My problem is solely with the students from the high school WHO SEEM TO THINK THEY HAVE A GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO SAUNTER ACROSS THE ROADS IN MORPETH WITHOUT LOOKING OR PAYING ANY HEED TO THE TRAFFIC WHATSOEVER.
They come piling out of KEV1, down the hill and hit the streets of Morpeth en masse, without any consideration for either the safety of themselves or that of drivers who stand a pretty good chance of mowing half a dozen teenagers down in one fell swoop. If you are foolish enough try to continue driving they stare at you, shout abuse and CONTINUE TO WALK IN FRONT OF YOU.
They never look to see if it's safe to cross, but seem to adopt a pack mentality that leads them to believe that their sheer numbers mean it's okay to walk in front of any car they like, because THE DRIVER WILL HAVE TO STOP.
How none of them have been killed or caused a serious accident I have no idea, but you can bet that if a car so much as nudged them, they'd be suing the unfortunate driver for all they're worth.
What happens to their road sense? Is it a right of passage as soon as you get to KEV1? You know - in order to achieve full acceptance into this school you have to be able to walk in front of cars, treating any road users with disdain and contempt, and putting up two fingers to any driver who dares to consider moving forward, while having a conversation with the groups of inconsiderate, foolhardy students 100 metres in front of and behind you. Good grief, when I went to that school, when it was still Morpeth Girls Grammar, we used to get thrown into the holly bush as part of out 'induction', not made to walk, of our own free will, in front of moving traffic.