How the #MeToo movement in UK schools began - and where it could lead

Major investigation launched after outpouring of sexual harassment allegations in schools

Rape culture scandal placards
Placards outside James Allen’s Girls’ School in south London
(Image credit: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Whitehall has launched a major investigation into the emerging “rape culture” scandal in UK schools.

Officials from the Home Office, Department for Education and Department of Health are working with senior police officers and Ofsted to look at the huge number of allegations, which one police chief has called the education sector’s “MeToo” moment.

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