Overview
- Durham Constabulary and the Chester-le-Street school made a joint decision to scrap the Children in Need non-uniform day.
- Reports concerned two boys who are not pupils, described in coverage as known to police, asking students about the planned event.
- Officers were positioned at the Church Chare site as pupils arrived to provide visible reassurance.
- A letter to parents said there was no evidence of any threat or intent to cause harm and described the steps as precautionary.
- Pupils in Years 7–11 were told to attend in full uniform to aid identification, and many parents chose to keep children at home.