Harvey Willgoose: Campaign for knife arches in schools in memory of murdered schoolboy continues
The family of murdered Sheffield schoolboy Harvey Willgoose will continue their fight to make schools safer this year.
Harvey’s family is spearheading a campaign to have knife arches installed in schools following the 15-year-old’s death last February.
The teenager was fatally stabbed at All Saints Catholic High School by a fellow pupil.
His killer, classmate Mohammed ‘Umar’ Khan, now 16 and formerly of City Road, Sheffield, was found guilty of murder in August and jailed for 16 years in October.
Harvey’s family has campaigned for knife arches to be installed in schools in the wake of the fatal stabbing.
They regularly promote an online petition, signed by more than 53,500 people so far, calling for “urgent action to combat knife crime in UK schools”.
The petition calls for mandatory bag checks and metal detectors/airport type body scanners and bag scanners in all schools.
It also calls for schools to be required to immediately inform parents of any violent threats or weapon-related incidents.
And it calls for strict policies to be implemented for handling students caught with weapons, ensuring they do not return without proper intervention.
Sign the petition here.
A petition normally needs 100,000 signitures before it reaches parliament for debate.
In a number of socia media posts on New Year’s Eve, Harvey’s mum, Caroline reinforced her commitment to the campaign.
She said: “Let’s get knife arches in all schools colleges ASAP and get into schools educating the children about the pure devastation knife crime brings.
“Let’s make a change for our children our futur let’s make 2026 the year for change.”
Remembering Harvey, she posted: “I love him and miss him so so much. Things will never be the same again. I’m heartbroken.”
In an emotional Christmas Day post, Caroline said: “If only love could have saved you m our boy. You will never be forgotten.”