The reality of schools being plunged into ‘US-style’ lockdowns as violence and hoax threats soar

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British schools are increasingly being plunged into "American-style" lockdown measures in response to student violence, adult intruders and hoax threats, GB News has found.Keeping pupils safe is a top priority for every educational setting – and the Association of School and College Leaders says many are being urged to rapidly adopt emergency protocols amid incidents of youth violence, security breaches and malicious communications.GBNews.com has reported on more than 15 major, high-profile school lockdowns and safety scares since January this year.And while the Government does not record data on school lockdowns, research by Schools Week found a staggering 117 cases between January and September last year.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Analysing news reports via Google, the magazine found some 100,000 pupils were affected by lockdowns in response to emergencies – 38 per cent of which were off-campus events such as weapon sightings.The introduction of such measures, which require...

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