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Parents have been warned to check their children's phones after fears pupils have been sharing a sexually explicit video at Glasgow schools.

It's claimed the sexually explicit footage, called '2 kids and a sandpit' has circulated among older children in at least two primary schools.

A social media warning was sent to parents after staff at Sandwoods Primary were alerted.

Head teacher Fiona Donnelly's message explained: "Families have brought to our attention that there is a video being shared between older pupils called '2 kids and a sandpit'.

"This is not appropriate viewing and we are asking our families to check their child/ren's phones.

"Another local primary school has also reported this being an issue and has contacted the police regarding this."

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The message was posted on Crookston and Pollock's community Facebook page, with the message: "The video '2 kids and a sandpit' has pornographic content and has been getting shared and circulated by pupils across a number of schools including Sandwood.

"Please check your kids phones and consider adding child proofing settings to their devices."

Hillington Primary is also believed to have been affected.

A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said: “The schools took swift action to alert parents to the video being shared as soon as they became aware of what the pupils were doing on their personal devices.

“This a timely warning to parents and carers to speak to their children about the negative aspects of the internet and keeping safe online – a message that will be reiterated in our schools.”