Advice to parents amid ‘school war’ Tiktok and Snapchat trend – BBC

Parents told to check phones for ‘school war’ posts Bea Swallow and Kirsten Robertson, Bristol Getty Images Police said the increased police patrols were a “precaution” Parents are being advised by schools to check their children’s phones in light of a social media trend they say is creating an “arbitrary rivalry” and encouraging violence between pupils. Posts circulating on platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat have divided schools into “red” and “blue” categories, referencing a “Bristol War” for pupils in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. Avon and Somerset Police said it would be carrying out reassurance patrols in Bristol as a “precaution” and added it was “monitoring the situation extremely closely”. The force said there was no evidence to suggest any incidents linked to the “national” social media trend had occurred in the city. Ch Insp Keith Smith said he understood the posts would “cause concern to communities”. “We will have a heightened presence in several areas over the next few days which will include reassurance patrols at schools listed on the social media posts, and contingency plans will also be in place should we need them,” he said. Avon and Somerset Police added it had been in contact
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