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January 23, 2005

Schools Ban Camera Phones Amid 'Happy Slapping' Craze



'Head teachers have banned children from using video phones to stop them slapping other pupils in the face and recording the attacks on their mobiles.

The violent new craze among teenagers – dubbed “happy slapping” – has been plaguing commuters on trains and buses in London.

Now schools have been forced to take action to stop the violence spreading into playground bullying.

London’s Evening Standard reported that teachers at Crofton School in Lewisham, south London, had confiscated mobile phones after pupils were caught recording the attacks....'

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Posted by Darren at January 23, 2005 04:00 AM