Yorkshire school changed to 'prison and hell on earth' on Google Maps

A prankster changed a Google map entry for a Yorkshire school to "prison and hell on earth."

Hornsea School was coming up earlier today on Google Maps as "Hornsea Prison & Hell on Earth."

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Someone changed the Google map entry for Hornsea School

The entry has since been taken down.

Today the secondary school recommended that other schools take steps to prevent anyone tampering with their map icon.

In a statement headteacher Steve Ostler said their energies were focussed on their students "and putting ourselves on the map by providing the best educational opportunities for them."

He added: "We recommend that all schools take ownership of their Google map icon to prevent any copy-cat behaviours."

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