Residents will take a hard line on pupils who attack schoolmates today in what has become a Guy Fawkes Day tradition in some areas of Cape Town. Pupils use their hands to paint fellow pupils with substances including nail polish and detergents as classes come out across schools in the Philippi area.Last year a child was cut by a pupil who was carrying a blade concealed by paint, Hanover Park Community Policing Forum chairman Ebrahim Abrahams said yesterday.He said pupils growing up in circumstances in which gun violence was normal had a skewed perception of fun. They "see gunfights in their neighbourhoods and think, 'Okay, is this fun?' Youngsters as young as nine start taking part in the tradition. Sometimes the community is afraid to intervene because the perpetrator could be the cousin or the brother of a gangster."But this year residents have vowed to step in, and police and the forum will monitor problem areas. Philippi police spokesman Lieutenant Lance Goliath said pupils were usually sent home early.The Western Cape government called on residents yesterday to discourage "disruptive and disorderly behaviour".Wanika Davids, spokesman for the SPCA, which wants a fireworks ban in Cape Town, said there was a rise last year in the number of strays and animals involved in car accidents during Guy Fawkes celebrations.The NSRI urged people not to set off Chinese lanterns or red distress flares, and to ensure pets were kept safe...