hiring a security company. is this a bad idea?

I am the first female director of a school in my country. It was previously an all boys school and I had to go through a "hiring process" aka a very cold meeting in which I was interviewed by all the old men on the school board who were very clearly against having a woman as the director of what I suppose they see as their institution.<br><br>Since I was first hired, I have been the subject of threats. I have been followed and watched. I have been sent dead animals in the mail. My tires have been slashed. I have been pushed into a wall while at work. I have been attacked with a small knife but it was small and I was able to fight back.<br><br>I am convinced that these were carried out by the people who hired me. As it escalated I notified the police. The police were not helpful but now the threats have increased. They previously happened only at the school while I was working. I've started to receive threatening messages. <br><br>The police have told me that the threats are not serious and that their advice is to resign and then report them all again to a different precinct. My brother is a security manager for a large company and has suggested I hire a security company. I'm getting afraid to even go to work now.<br><br>I am looking for advice as to how to stay safe while I wait for the police to finally do something.<br><br>And I am so grateful to all you witches for creating this sub because I have never felt like I had a place I could go to to talk about this and I really really appreciate this space.<br><br>Edit: I have never cried at work before but I'm crying right now as I read all your comments. Thank you so much for all your words of support. I feel so stupid for not going to HR. I didn't think they would care at all and I didn't realize how much work they would be willing to put in to help me. And I did not know that my brother's company would be able to do anything to help me. So thank you for pointing both of those things out.<br><br>I am speaking with HR right now. They have promised to do more to keep me safe but asked that I not do anything until they are able to sort some things out. I am going to wait until after the weekend and then I will contact my brother. I am so touched by all your offers to help. A few of you have sent me chat requests but I'm not really comfortable chatting, although I have never felt so cared for in my life. Watching this post blow up has almost made me forget about all the horrible things that have happened recently.<br><br>This is a very feminist sub and I didn't want to say this but I am afraid because I am a woman. I feel like I have done something wrong by being a woman. I think I have been made to feel that way. But you have all helped me to remember that that is not true. I did nothing wrong. I deserve to be safe and I will not be afraid to take action in order to make sure I get the safety I deserve. Thank you witches for caring so much about me.