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Almost 950 students A DAY booted out of school for attacking fellow pupils or teachers

Published on April 05, 2025 at 09:08 PM

ALMOST 950 pupils a day were booted out of school for attacking fellow pupils or teachers, figures show.

Nursery class children aged three and four were among those suspended or expelled.

Black and white photo of Harvey Willgoose.
A pupil was charged with murder after Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed to death at school

A surge in violence saw 180,014 children dealt with in the 12 months to July 2023, a shows.

With the school year at 190 days it translates as 947 a day. Some 124,276 assaults on other pupils led to suspension, with another 1,970 so bad that expulsion resulted.

Another 52,237 pupils were suspended for attacking a teacher, and 1,531 expelled.

Some 202 incidents involved nursery pupils.

The figures emerged after a over the stabbing of , 15, at a school in .

Christopher McGovern, of the Campaign for Real Education, said: “Teachers need to be given specialist training in how to restrain violent pupils.

“Alarm buzzers to summon help would be a step in the right direction.”;

The said it was “committed to turning the tide on poor behaviour”;.

Security guard standing outside the Department for Education building.
Almost 950 pupils a day were booted out of school for attacking fellow pupils or teachers
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