England’s Jewish schools heighten security as antisemitic incidents quadruple

Police have stepped up patrols in areas where there is a large Jewish community. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Jewish schools across England are taking extra precautions to protect their staff and students after the attack on Israel, as the body that provides security advice to Jewish communities in the UK said it had recorded 89 antisemitic incidents between Saturday and Tuesday.

Extra security patrols have been posted at school gates, and trips and after-school detentions have been cancelled.