English camp

There is something in the air and it seems like things are turning crazy. Someone in Chris's class ran away last night. He was caught.
Then in my class, the little guys have been fighting.Not just a little shove here and there. A full throw down with punches that you can hear go thunk. These little dudes fight hard. I have Chinese assistant teachers and she'll step in and try to break it up and then she walks away and they start up again. I'm not sure what to do. As a foriegner, I have to just watch. If they seriously get injured and I'm involved, then it becomes something more. It is almost the extreme opposite of the responsibilities of a US teacher. In US, you have to break it up or else it is your irresponsibility that causes the injuries. In US you would break it up and then talk to the guys individually, call parents, etc. Here they just stop the punches and walk away.
Then in the cafeteria, one of the students (maybe 14 at the most) spilled soup on an older guys shoe. This school shares a community cafeteria with the island. People from other schools eat there, workers, who ever. Well, the soup was spilled on the worker and he went nuts. The Chinese assistant teachers jumped in and protected the kid. The guy was still verbally upset and the lunchladies jumped in on his side. The school manager came in on the action. The kid changed tables and the worker followed him and kept yelling.
The big eclipse is next week....

Hefei, China