The pair were hosting BBC Breakfast today(Image: (Image: BBC))

Jon Kay issues 'upsetting' warning to BBC Breakfast viewers

Jon Kay and Sally Nugent issued a warning to BBC Breakfast viewers today before showing "jaw-dropping" footage of young people being restrained at school in the UK

by · The Mirror

During Wednesday's BBC Breakfast, Jon Kay took a solemn pause to issue a distressing content warning to viewers.

After segueing from the weather, co-presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent introduced an unsettling segment about restraints in schools. The BBC conducted an inquiry and unearthed CCTV footage from Whitefield Special School in north London, displaying instances of young individuals being physically manhandled into isolation areas and restrained by their neck.

The troubling video featured on this morning's news broadcast as an integral part of their report. Prior to rolling the footage, Jon solemnly cautioned viewers regarding the distressing nature of what was to be shown next.

Jon remarked: "There have been calls for the immediate regulation of so-called calming rooms in special schools after a BBC investigation revealed CCTV footage of autistic children being shoved into padded rooms, restrained by the neck or even left alone sitting in vomit."

Jon and Sally led the report( Image: (Image: BBC))

Following up, Sally added: "A police investigation into the footage recorded at Whitefield Special School in north London between 2014 and 2017 ended this summer without any charges. The school said the new leadership found the footage after the rooms had been closed and shared it with the police.", reports the Express.

At the conclusion of their discussion, Jon forewarned: "Noel Titheradge has this report, which I must warn you some of you might find upsetting."

Viewers were then presented the shocking report footage that has been characterised as "jaw-dropping".

The report contained upsetting CCTV footage( Image: (Image: BBC))

Neil remarked: "It's footage that has been described as jaw-dropping. Videos obtained by the BBC show autistic people being abused and neglected inside so-called calming rooms at a special school. Three years ago, we began investigating when 500 hours of footage was found at Whitefield school. Now we've obtained footage revealing the reality of abuse in the rooms before they were shut."

Subsequently, Deborah shared her harrowing experience concerning her son Jamie, who appeared in the CCTV footage.

"I saw them push him in the room, whack him in his back, flying on the floor, left in there very confused and frustrated, knowing he's going to be in there for a long time," she recounted, disclosing that Jamie suffered his first ever epileptic fit.

*BBC Breakfast airs at 6am on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.