Young children taking knives to school, BBC finds

Kids as young as 4 found to be taking knives into UK primary schools

The mother of a 15-year-old boy who died after being stabbed at school said the police data is shocking.

Children as young as four taking knives into school, BBC finds

Incidents of young children bringing knives into primary schools have been revealed by a BBC investigation.

Five-Year-Olds Caught with Kitchen Knives in Class: Are 1,300 Knife Incidents Proof UK Schools Need Urgent Protection?

The UK has been dealing with the knife attack epidemic for quite a while, and with more disturbing information from the ground coming in, it seems like the situation is not getting any better. A recent BBC investigation has revealed that children as young as four and five have brought knives into UK classrooms, with police data showing more than 1,300 knife-related incidents in schools and colleges across England and Wales last year. From a four…

Very little evidence of young children taking knives into schools in Scotland

Professor John Robertson OBA There’s not one reference to Scotland in this 1 500 word report yet the broadcast on BBC Breakfast this morning explicitly includes it in the problem and the call for ‘knife arches’ to be installed in every school: Incidents of very young children taking knives into primary schools have been revealed by a BBC investigation. Police in Kent recorded an assault involving a four-year-old pupil, while officers in the West…