Fir Vale school shortens day following brawl

police were called to the school after a brawl broke out Credit: PA

Pupils from a school in Sheffield where a riot broke out earlier this week has shortened its day for pupils for the rest of the week.

Fir Vale School will start at 11 am today and tomorrow after Emergency services were called on Tuesday afternoon after pupils started fighting in the dining hall.

They were called to diffuse the situation which spilled to outside school.

The brawl reached the local community as a large crowd of parents and residents gathered at the school gates on Owler Lane, Fir Vale.

emergency services were called to defuse the situation Credit: PA