The Department for Education said it is “concerned” after a spate of school protests over toilet, uniform and behaviour policies – but vowed to “always back” heads “taking action” to keep classrooms calm.
Police were called to several schools last week after protests, including one teenager being arrested.
Protests seem to be arranged over popular social media sites TikTok and Snapchat, with videos of disruption attracting millions of views.
One video encouraging action at an Essex school urges pupils to “trash classrooms”.
