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Is anybody else worrying about potential terrorist attacks on primary schools?

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SunnyPearlFish · 12/08/2025 22:34

Over the last week I've seen lots of videos/social media posts regarding potential terror attacks on primary/infant schools. Following on from them doing lockdown practice runs in school. It's got me so worried to the point where I'm considering home schooling my children (5 and 4). They absolutely love their school, it's a lovely small village school with brilliant teachers and they have a really close knit group of friends there.

I know it would break their hearts if I pulled them out of school but I can't stop thinking about something awful happening to my children.

On the other hand, I know I need to keep things in perspective and really consider the chances of something happening. I'm just so conflicted, I don't know how well I'd be able to home educate them, I don't really have the confidence to do it.

Just looking for some advice really and peoples opinions. TIA

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DrabLilCrab · 14/08/2025 23:55

I live opposite a school 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and work in schools. Have you ever seen a ladder?

DrabLilCrab · 14/08/2025 23:57

well you have assumed wrong in the first place. Assumption is the mother of all… you know the rest

noblegiraffe · 14/08/2025 23:59

Did you know that the word gullible has been removed from the dictionary?

DrabLilCrab · 15/08/2025 00:02

Yep, that’s about the limit of your intellect. Well done, bet you felt well proud writing that. Do you know calling someone racist online is defamation?

DrabLilCrab · 15/08/2025 00:03

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noblegiraffe · 15/08/2025 00:04

DrabLilCrab · 15/08/2025 00:02

Yep, that’s about the limit of your intellect. Well done, bet you felt well proud writing that. Do you know calling someone racist online is defamation?

Only if it's not true...

DrabLilCrab · 15/08/2025 00:06

Categorically not true.

but that’s the only thing you have in your little armoury there isn’t it! Oh my god someone said something I don’t agree with… you are so “insert baseless accusation of some kind of phobia here”

good night clever clogs

noblegiraffe · 15/08/2025 00:13

DrabLilCrab · 15/08/2025 00:06

Categorically not true.

but that’s the only thing you have in your little armoury there isn’t it! Oh my god someone said something I don’t agree with… you are so “insert baseless accusation of some kind of phobia here”

good night clever clogs

Do you usually get your news from anonymous random twitter accounts who make stuff up?

Piggywaspushed · 15/08/2025 06:01

DrabLilCrab · 14/08/2025 23:57

well you have assumed wrong in the first place. Assumption is the mother of all… you know the rest

Nope.

Piggywaspushed · 15/08/2025 06:07

In a bored moment I googled the phrase terror attacks primary schools UK

Nothing came up other than references to school lockdown drills on school websites and the government's Prevent strategy. So Google didn't really enlighten me, 'wake' me up, or 'educate' me ,as it goes.

The fact that PPs and others (even in fact the OP) specifically mention primary schools is what is so particularly repulsive about this fearmongering.

It's almost like the Patriots and the PP want it to happen so they can crow. Utterly utterly repugnant.

Piggywaspushed · 15/08/2025 06:09

Is anyone else's Bingo card full ?

Zonder · 15/08/2025 06:34

Piggywaspushed · 15/08/2025 06:07

In a bored moment I googled the phrase terror attacks primary schools UK

Nothing came up other than references to school lockdown drills on school websites and the government's Prevent strategy. So Google didn't really enlighten me, 'wake' me up, or 'educate' me ,as it goes.

The fact that PPs and others (even in fact the OP) specifically mention primary schools is what is so particularly repulsive about this fearmongering.

It's almost like the Patriots and the PP want it to happen so they can crow. Utterly utterly repugnant.

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Interesting. I also googled and on the first page of results I got some interesting government pages.
From https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmcumeds/1791/1791.pdf

In this environment, people are able to
accept and give credence to information that reinforces their views, no matter how
distorted or inaccurate, while dismissing content with which they do not agree as
‘fake news’. This has a polarising effect and reduces the common ground on which
reasoned debate, based on objective facts, can take place. Much has been said about
the coarsening of public debate, but when these factors are brought to bear directly in
election campaigns then the very fabric of our democracy is threatened.
This situation is unlikely to change. What does need to change is the enforcement of
greater transparency in the digital sphere, to ensure that we know the source of what we
are reading, who has paid for it and why the information has been sent to us.

And some interesting information on here https://committees.parliament.uk/work/8641/social-media-misinformation-and-harmful-algorithms/

It doesn't take long to share a Google link that we find useful and apposite.

Mewling · 15/08/2025 08:40

Do YoUR own REseArCh.

If that PP genuinely does work in a school, that makes me more worried on behalf of primary school pupils than any alleged terrorist attack.

Piggywaspushed · 15/08/2025 10:14

That's a box on my Bingo card. They always 'worked in schools' during Covid, too.

Mewling · 15/08/2025 11:03

@Piggywaspushed And their partners worked “high up in the government/experts on supply chains/used to snort coke with Boris”.

MyLemonEagle · 17/08/2025 20:03

I have had similar thoughts, however, I realised, maybe, I am over-reacting. But there are still things you can do if you are worried. Talk to the head teacher about your concerns and I am sure she will reassure you that your chilidren are safe with them. You can always organise a patrol group outside the school to give police a heads up that something bad is about to go down, but that is about it. Trust in GOD!

Justamamatill2 · 22/08/2025 01:12

I’ve bit of fear over this as well. Here in N.I less than 5 mile from where I live, there was an unknown device left outside a nursery school, twice. It’s terrifying that our kids might not be safe, but as people have said you could go to Tesco and something happen.

Daughterofanangel · 25/08/2025 23:41

I too am so so scared, I keep crying, can’t stop thinking about it, I’m loosing sleep. Even a 1% chance of loosing my whole entire world doesn’t seem worth going back to nursery. Nursery isn’t mandatory but my little one is so intelligent and thriving from her first year at nursery. She is only 3. The fact her new nursery school she is due to start in a couple
of weeks has two immigrant hotels near it just makes the situation so much harder.

BuffetTheDietSlayer · 25/08/2025 23:42

Daughterofanangel · 25/08/2025 23:41

I too am so so scared, I keep crying, can’t stop thinking about it, I’m loosing sleep. Even a 1% chance of loosing my whole entire world doesn’t seem worth going back to nursery. Nursery isn’t mandatory but my little one is so intelligent and thriving from her first year at nursery. She is only 3. The fact her new nursery school she is due to start in a couple
of weeks has two immigrant hotels near it just makes the situation so much harder.

That’s not normal. You need to go to your GP and get help for your anxiety.

Zonder · 26/08/2025 06:11

Daughterofanangel · 25/08/2025 23:41

I too am so so scared, I keep crying, can’t stop thinking about it, I’m loosing sleep. Even a 1% chance of loosing my whole entire world doesn’t seem worth going back to nursery. Nursery isn’t mandatory but my little one is so intelligent and thriving from her first year at nursery. She is only 3. The fact her new nursery school she is due to start in a couple
of weeks has two immigrant hotels near it just makes the situation so much harder.

What exactly are you afraid of?

Mewling · 26/08/2025 08:31

Daughterofanangel · 25/08/2025 23:41

I too am so so scared, I keep crying, can’t stop thinking about it, I’m loosing sleep. Even a 1% chance of loosing my whole entire world doesn’t seem worth going back to nursery. Nursery isn’t mandatory but my little one is so intelligent and thriving from her first year at nursery. She is only 3. The fact her new nursery school she is due to start in a couple
of weeks has two immigrant hotels near it just makes the situation so much harder.

Utter bollocks.

HappySummerDays · 26/08/2025 10:50

Daughterofanangel · Yesterday 23:41
I too am so so scared, I keep crying, can’t stop thinking about it, I’m loosing sleep. Even a 1% chance of loosing my whole entire world doesn’t seem worth going back to nursery. Nursery isn’t mandatory but my little one is so intelligent and thriving from her first year at nursery. She is only 3. The fact her new nursery school she is due to start in a couple
of weeks has two immigrant hotels near it just makes the situation so much harder.

Another one plop wonder post 🙄

Daughterofanangel · 26/08/2025 13:09

That’s a real nice answer for some one that is dealing with so much distress about the matter

Daughterofanangel · 26/08/2025 13:12

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Notonthestairs · 26/08/2025 13:32

Where are you hearing these rumours?
Please link to them.