The Safer Schools Campaign, made up of more than 150 families that have lost children to suicide or had them seriously harmed or killed, due to bullying, physical and sexual violence in UK schools, is led by former teacher Jason Barnett.
For a number of years, the campaign has been calling on successive governments for an investigation into evidence of systemic failings, as well as an alleged cover up of the issues, involving more than 650 ministers and MPs and others in positions of power.
The High Court assessing the allegations, found the failure of MPs to have ever investigated, revealed “tremendous incompetence”. Successive Prime Ministers over the years including Keir Starmer, have completely failed in this regard.
The failures have led to concerns expressed by the European Commission’s Head of Human Rights, High Court and Court of Appeal judges and a case review by the United Nations. Moreover, a recent terrorism review evidenced the failings if ignored, would likely lead to future atrocities including school massacres, while the London Metropolitan Police recently concluded that although the failures on the evidence available did not constitute a crime, the matter may indeed necessitate “Parliamentary scrutiny”.
Despite this and an ever increasing number of suicides and deaths, the refusal to act has continued, with Parliament knowing that no law exists that can force them to do so. As a consequence, the Campaign Lead Jason Barnett has recently chosen to occupy the end of Downing Street and has remained there overnight and every night since the end of May 2026, promising to do so until the Government finally commit to investigate the issues.
Through this site, with arguably the UK’s biggest ever scandal being covered up by the Government, MPs and the Media, you can follow our ongoing fight to achieve justice, give power to protect back to parents and carers and ultimately make sure that school across the UK and the globe becomes a safe place for every child to be.
