Before it catapulted a small school community in London’s commuter belt into the centre of a global news story, the year-four class WhatsApp group at Cowley Hill school in Borehamwood was unremarkable – a place of snide comments, reminders about non-uniform day and flustered messages about being late for the school run.
“It was mum gossip, you know?” said one member, Sarah. “A bit juicy, but it wasn’t anything nasty.”
