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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan Howe

Parents blast 'silent corridors' policy at London secondary school: 'Are you running a prison?'

Pupils at a secondary school walking down a corridor - (PA)

A secondary school in Barnet is facing backlash from parents over its “silent corridors” policy which some have compared to life in “prison”.

St Mary’s and St John’s CE school (SMSJ) in Hendon has become the latest school to adopt the policy for all students from Year 7 to 11.

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