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UK Records 162 School-Massacre Referrals, Calls New Offence

7/12/2026

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Britain’s Prevent programme recorded a sharp rise in referrals of children obsessed with school massacres, reaching 162 in the year ending March 2024.
Expulsions for physical assaults in schools rose 19 percent to 2,342 in 2023-24.
Jonathan Hall KC urged ministers to create a new offence for planning non-terrorist mass-casualty attacks, citing a legal gap for individuals motivated by personal grievance.

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Britain’s Prevent programme recorded a sharp rise in referrals of children obsessed with school massacres, reaching 162 in the year ending March 2024.
Expulsions for physical assaults in schools rose 19 percent to 2,342 in 2023-24.
Jonathan Hall KC urged ministers to create a new offence for planning non-terrorist mass-casualty attacks, citing a legal gap for individuals motivated by personal grievance.