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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Pupil protests across England and Wales spread by social media, experts say

Hands hold smartphone showing social media apps
An adviser to the Department for Education said the ‘disorder’ was ‘jacked up by the kudos of filming it and putting it on TikTok’. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

A wave of pupil protests that has taken headteachers by surprise in schools across England and Wales has disparate causes but is being spread via social media, experts have said.

The protests, which are being organised and shared on social media platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat, are often about strict uniform codes and rules restricting the use of toilets. Headteachers are particularly concerned because some protests have been supported by parents.

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