'Squid Game' gets the red light on the school playground
Parents warned that even primary pupils are re-enacting scenes from the series
24 October 2021 - 00:00
A Gauteng mother was shocked to discover that her 11-year-old daughter has watched the full series of the graphic and violent Netflix show Squid Game — as schools warn that games from the show are spreading to the playground...
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