FERGUSON, Mo. – The turmoil has likely only just begun in Ferguson, Missouri.

If professor Jeannine Bell is correct, it’s going to get a whole lot worse.

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A grand jury decision about whether to indict police officer Darren Wilson over the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown should be released some time in November.

Schools are already anticipating for the worst.

“Riverview Gardens School District Superintendent Scott Spurgeon sent a letter signed by six other superintendents asking St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch to announce the grand jury decision after 5 p.m. or on a weekend, preferably a Sunday, when there are typically no school activities or functions,” ABC News reports.

“The LA riots with Rodney King is what should be expected to happen in Ferguson,” Bell, a professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, tells CBS.

“Brown’s death was very detrimental to the community. The individuals who are protesting now have suggested in speaking to the press given the ongoing protests in Ferguson that that could happen.

She adds, “This situation has brought to light the differences between police and residents which suggest that there were preexisting inequalities in Ferguson,” Bell says. “This situation is a marker for what is happening in other local cities across the country.”

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The professor doesn’t believe the police department is doing all it can “to alleviate the tensions in the community,” according to CBS.

“When the Justice Department had to tell the police department to not wear arm bands saying ‘I Am Darren Wilson,’ that suggested a lot,” Bell says.

“Officers wearing that band could have made the situation in that city worse. It’s not surprising that that would make things worse. You’re announcing to the crowd that you’re like someone who shot and killed someone who was not armed. In the ability of the department to handle something like that doesn’t suggest they are doing all they can to alleviate tensions locally.”

Another professor, Washington University’s Clarissa Hayward, doesn’t seem to think even an indictment of Wilson will pacify the crowd.

“Surely people will be angry if Wilson is not indicted, but people are already angry,” Hayward tells the news station.

“And with a large group of people who are angry, especially if the police don’t handle the situation well, there likely will be conflict. In St. Louis there are protests every single day. If he is indicted those are not likely to stop. Still, I think that would be a positive thing for the city, because a public trial would introduce much-needed transparency. The reason that Ferguson has captured the nation’s attention is that it stands for a larger problem that exists all over the United States.”

Hayward adds, “What I have observed about the protesters is that they are peaceful day in and day out. I think we need to be very careful about using the word ‘riot,’ which suggests that’s not the case. But could see violence following the announcement of the grand jury decision? Yes, that’s a real possibility.”