Boy, 13, arrested over ‘school wars’ posts telling children to ‘be violent’

A boy, 13, has been arrested over ‘concerning’ school wars posts

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested over the ‘school wars’ trend which encouraged children across the UK to fight each other.

The teenager, from Sheffield, was arrested on suspicion of malicious communications, encouraging or assisting crime, and an alleged public order offence.

Viral Tiktok posts, first reported by Metro, saw pupils being told to bring compasses and combs to fight each other at organised locations.