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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Anna Davis

Michaela Community School: Prank callers target London school over false claims in TikTok video

Katharine Birbalsingh

Prank and abusive callers are targeting a London school after a TikTok video falsely claimed it makes students cook for teachers and gives out five hour detentions.

Office staff at Michaela Community School in Brent, which is run by “Britain’s strictest headteacher” Katharine Birbalsingh, have been receiving abusive messages with some callers shouting “f*** you” down the phone.

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