A Sydney primary school has asked parents to stop their children from watching the popular Netflix series, Squid Game, over concerns they make take some inspiration from the screen, to the playground.
Thousands of students will return to schools across New South Wales from Monday after months of remote learning with some now concerned about the consequences of the unsupervised screen access.
Squid Game, a nine-episode fictional Korean thriller about hundreds of distressed characters competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, was this week named Netflix’s biggest series launch - reaching more than 111 million viewers.
In the show, only one person escapes with an $A51 million prize and those who lose, pay with their lives.
It is rated MA for mature adults.
In a letter to parents, obtained by the Sydney Morning Herald, the principal of Dulwich Hill Public School in Sydney’s inner west, Linda Wickham, said children had watched the series, which depicts “extreme violence and gore, strong language and frightening moments”.
Wickham said the show was “simply not suitable for primary and early high school-aged children” and asked parents to change their Netflix settings and monitor their child’s activity online.
“An aggressive version of a familiar children’s game, red light, green light, is played in the series,” she said.
“This, and other inappropriate content are negatively influencing playground games.”
“Violent language and aggressive behaviours may be easily mimicked by children, particularly outside the confines of your home and in the wider space of a school playground.
“Withholding the capacity of your children to access inappropriate content... will certainly assist to keep them safe and their growing minds to stay healthy.”
7NEWS.com.au has contacted Dulwich Hill Public School and the NSW Department of Education for comment.
‘Will not be tolerated’
This message is one of a handful that has been issued by schools across the globe since the series aired.
Earlier this month, a school in east London sent a letter to parents over concerns students were pretending to shoot one another in the playground as a way of re-enacting the show.
“Children who are watching this are being exposed to graphic realistic scenes of violence and sadly children are acting out these behaviours in the playground which will not be tolerated,” John Bramston Primary School in Ilford wrote.
“Please be aware of the dangers of this TV program for your children and reinforce positive behaviours.”
Another school in Kent introduced extra lessons on violence and online harm as a result of the show’s popularity.
A Belgian school was also forced to threaten students with punishment if schoolyard games inspired by the series continued, with students punching the loser.
“We are very vigilant to stop this unhealthy and dangerous game! We count on your support and collaboration to make your children aware of the consequences that this can cause,” the municipal school of Erquelinnes Béguinage Hainaut said.
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