HUNDREDS of school students held a protest in response to what they believe to be insufficient mental health support. Activists at Tendring Technology College swarmed the playgrounds of the school’s Thorpe-le-Soken and Frinton campuses yesterday, refusing to attend lessons. To no avail at first, school staff are reported to have attempted to usher the pupils - some of which donned mental health ribbons - back into their classrooms. The young protesters held the sizeable demonstration to demand more mental health provisions for pupils, following the recent deaths of two 15-year-old students. Martti Ojandu, described as having a “heart of gold”, died last Tuesday, only two months after the death of fellow pupil Elliot Willis, of Great Oakley.