The members who left SchOoL and started their own tribe did so because they wanted 1984 in the tribe and did not want to war them, however it was not SchOoL who declared on 1984 it was 1984 who declared on SchOoL. There were probably some chats between players of 1984 and the ex-SchOoL members who are now in ODA. But the way I see it 1984 declared that they were prepared to attack the members of SchOoL who are now in ODA, when they were not prepared to attack 1984.
1984 basically declared on School through their leadership actions. Most of the people we attacked had caused us hassle in the past and this was some what of sweet revenge for us.
If you look through the ODA members you'll see we attacked a few:
gemini w - Reason to attacking is stated in the war declaration. Spewed nothing but anti-1984 messages since as long as I remember.
wickedsweetone - The same reasoning bascially, this account caused myself to make my mind up and decided to take the risk and declare.
It is true they left School because they didn't feel happy with their tribe, but its pretty ridiculous to say they all wanted out of our war.
C0V3RT - gave my members incoming, all be it fakes and possibly random nuking.
Jagermeifter - The only member in leadership to send incoming, all be it fakes.
Demonika - Sent few attacks at myself, but did send attacks.
Pooping Taco - Attacked and gained a few caps against one of my member just before School broke.
Psychaz - Also attacked another member of 1984.
Clearly ODA isn't a loving 1984 tribe. Most of the people that were the reason we declared are in that tribe now. I'm not happy that they've been taken out of School, and it worries me that most of the School leadership went there. But I know Matt won't let them go power mad and think they can dictate anything and everything again.
You touched on that most of School wouldn't fight us. I think whats more worrying us is...
Dukes:
Jagermeifter - What happend? A few fakes that's all we saw.
TheWildBunch3 - Where did the big mad person go? This was her chance to get us back in her eyes but instead she took 3 isolated villages late in the war while we didn't have a player on the account, brave. Shes too in-love with the internalling.
Council members:
VAPART - Never did back up his wild words and put his money where his mouth was.
Fadar - Please, why did he even come back?
Matt - Well documented here, props to him. He was one of the only people there with a mind of his own
I think its more worrying that their own leadership wouldn't even fight, even though they caused this.