Angry parents boycott Doncaster school after ‘shooting and stabbing’ threat

Angry parents have said they will keep their children away from a Doncaster secondary school today after a pupil reportedly made online threats to ‘shoot and stab’ fellow students.

But the head of Edenthorpe’s Hungerhill School has said there was ‘no identified risk’ and that classes will go ahead as normal.

One upset parent told the Free Press: “A child threatened to go into school and shoot and stab kids.

“The school is refusing to give information and keeping the school open.

“The child in question made a TikTok and listed names of those they were going to harm.

“Loads of parents are saying they are keeping their kids off school - mine included.”

“A lot of parents are in agreement - they are not taking their kids to school as it’s not safe.”

In a message to parents, seen by the Free Press, headteacher Kate Crawford wrote: “Regarding safeguarding concerns and social media.

“I've picked up concerns circulating on social media regarding pupil safety at Hungerhill School.

“I would like to categorically reassure parents and carers that there is no identified risk within school and all aspects of school will be running as usual.

“Therefore, there is no need for students not to attend school.”

The incident comes after hundreds of schools across the country were targeted with hoax bomb threats earlier this week.

At least 1,000 schools received the hoax email, though police and the government said there was nothing within them to suggest a credible threat.

Specialist cyber-crime officers are working to identify the source of the messages, which were sent to both primary and secondary schools.

Schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Italy were all targeted in the hoax.