TikTok and Snapchat posts urge London pupils to join ‘school wars’ fights and ‘be violent’

Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons Pupils as young as 11 are being encouraged to join school fights in posts on TikTok and Snapchat, prompting police to urge children not to get involved. The Metropolitan police has asked social media platforms to ban accounts promoting so-called “school wars”, while headteachers have warned parents about the posts. Continue reading...

By Matthew Weaver