[Spooky]

A coalition of concerned fathers stepped up at their local high school after a series of disturbing fights broke out over the course of a week -- hitting the hallways to keep kids safe.

The watch group goes by "Dads on Duty" -- a team of about 40 papa bears in the Shreveport, LA area ... whose kids go to Southwood High School, which was plagued with melees among students that resulted in nearly 2 dozen arrests last month in just 3 days.

After so many brawls in such a short time span -- some of which were captured on video and shared on social media -- these fathers figured it was time to get involved directly ... and serve as hall monitors and patrolmen, of sorts, to help prevent more violence.

So far ... the effort is working. Per CBS, there have been zero incidents since September -- and students are confessing that having their dads there helps deter bad behavior.

One student says the "look" a dad may shoot at their kid works wonders on others as well -- and the mere presence of familiar father figures in the community appears to be making a major impact at Southwood in providing a sense of safety. Even on a tension level ... these guys have helped, joking with students and making sure everyone gets to class on time.

"Dads on Duty" break up their time on campus into shifts that work for everyone involved -- and their rationale for getting this together was ... nobody knows how to handle our own children quite like us ... so why not dive in and get hands-on on the ground floor.

https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/23/dads-on-d...na-patrol/

Pretty much badass for the fathers to be coming forward like this. What an excellent solution to the problem. Heartwarming really.

[Dismas]

Good move. Nobody wants to see kids get bullied. Might be easy for them to ignore a teacher, but harder to ignore a dad.

[Drako]

That's good to see. Fights are very common in highscool, and I would know. My friends and I regularly see fights. And then the school responds by putting a mall cop on duty for a school of 1,000 kids.

[mothered]

Well done.

This should've taken place a long time ago.