Boy, 15, and man in his 20s arrested over viral violent ‘school wars’ trend

The school wars trend which started in Hackney and spread across London and the rest of the UK

A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the viral ‘school wars’ trend which encouraged pupils to ‘be violent’ towards each other.

Two suspects, a man in his 20s and a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested on suspicion of encouraging or assisting in crime.

They are believed to be the first arrests in connection with the trend, which Metro was the first to reveal, told pupils...