{"id":268945,"date":"2025-08-08T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fists-dont-keep-us-safe-itv-news-speaks-to-children-carrying-knives-around-school\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:00:26","slug":"fists-dont-keep-us-safe-itv-news-speaks-to-children-carrying-knives-around-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fists-dont-keep-us-safe-itv-news-speaks-to-children-carrying-knives-around-school\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fists don&#8217;t keep us safe&#8217;: ITV News speaks to children carrying knives around school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4f9Hmy-lukU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Fists don't keep us safe': ITV News speaks to children carrying knives around school\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4f9Hmy-lukU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After a boy was found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose during a lunch break at a school in Sheffield, ITV News spoke to three boys who told us their reasons for bringing knives into schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t used it &#8211; but I\u2019ve scared some people with it,\u201d one of the teenagers said.<\/p>\n<p>They laugh when I ask about getting caught.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Teachers are clueless,&quot; one boy said. &quot;Clueless. Guys have been searched with stuff on them and still haven\u2019t got caught.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Is it pretty easy to hide knives in school?<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It\u2019s easy to hide knives everywhere,&quot; I am told. &quot;I could name five people who have stabbed people and have got away with it. A lot of the stuff is easy.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>ITV News has gained exclusive access to figures from police forces across England and Wales on knife possession in schools, covering the years from 2019 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p>They include two grim statistics:<\/p>\n<p>A total of 975 under-16s have been reported to police for being in possession of a knife or bladed article in school<\/p>\n<p>The youngest person to be arrested after being found in possession of a knife or bladed article in school was aged seven, and that was in 2025<\/p>\n<p>The numbers come on the day that the 15-year-old killer of Harvey Willgoose was found guilty of his murder.<\/p>\n<p>In the five months since Harvey&#8217;s death, his parents, Caroline and Mark, have worked to improve the lives of youngsters in their community, in the hope it will deter them from carrying knives and joining gangs.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It\u2019s what\u2019s keeping us going, we want to do some good for our children, because there are no winners,&quot; Caroline said, referring to both victims and perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;His family, the other person\u2019s family, has got an empty bedroom.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>They want schools to introduce knife arches, which are walk-through metal detectors that will spot any hidden blades.<\/p>\n<p>At Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School, a comprehensive school in Birmingham, they are doing what they can.<\/p>\n<p>Staff and police carry out spot checks on Year 8 pupils, where bags are searched and bodies are scanned.<\/p>\n<p>They have done this for the last ten years.<\/p>\n<p>While no weapons have ever been found, Assistant Headteacher Dan Corrigan told us they have to be proactive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is societal,&quot; he said. &quot;It\u2019s about working together with school, police, parents. It\u2019s about doing something and making a difference.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>We know that the number of children carrying knives is on the rise and is creeping back up to pre-Covid pandemic levels.<\/p>\n<p>I asked those who\u2019ve taken knives into school if they would ever consider not carrying them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe,\u201d one teenage boy said sheepishly.<\/p>\n<p>Because disarming takes guts.<\/p>\n<p>And for many, the immediate sense of power takes precedent over any potential consequence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a boy was found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose during a lunch break at a school in Sheffield, ITV News spoke to three boys who told us their reasons for bringing knives into schools. \u201cI haven\u2019t used it &#8211; but I\u2019ve scared some people with it,\u201d one of the teenagers said. 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