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Six-year-old schoolboy suspended for having Mini Cheddars in his lunchbox

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  • DirtyDog
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    Originally posted by dude69 View Post
    How does it apply?
    There were persistent breaches of the behaviour policy.

    Allowing the pupil to remain at the school would (in the opinion of the head teacher and the governing body) cause serious harm to the education or welfare of the pupil (or others at the school).

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  • dude69
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    Originally posted by DirtyDog View Post
    Since that applies in this case, it's pretty clear why the child was expelled. Whether they have the right to exclude the younger child or not is a different question.
    How does it apply?

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  • DirtyDog
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Plus the constant rule breaking and the fact the parents made it clear they will still refuse to comply, and the abuse towards staff and so on and so on.....
    A decision to exclude a pupil permanently should only be taken:
    • in response to a serious breach, or persistent breaches, of the school's behaviour policy; and
    • where allowing the pupil to remain in school would seriously harm the education or welfare of the pupil or others in the school.
    Since that applies in this case, it's pretty clear why the child was expelled. Whether they have the right to exclude the younger child or not is a different question.

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  • DirtyDog
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    Originally posted by dude69 View Post
    You obviously don't have the first clue about education.

    An academy is a state school.

    You are thinking of a 'maintained school', which this isn't, it is still however 100% a 'state' school'.
    I thought academies had a different legal approach to exclusions than state schools. One of the first results I got in Google was a link to this Telegraph article, which says
    Academies are independent state schools given complete freedom from local authorities to control their own admissions and exclusions
    Obviously I should have checked further.

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Plus the constant rule breaking and the fact the parents made it clear they will still refuse to comply, and the abuse towards staff and so on and so on.....
    Where would we be if you got thrown out on your ear every time you were caught with a couple of sausage in your box?

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by dude69 View Post
    No of course you can't be expelled because your parents criticised you in the press. There are specific criteria for exclusion, they must be followed as they have the force of law under the 2012 School Discipline Regulations:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...rral_units.pdf

    Very specifically:

    "It is unlawful to exclude or to increase the severity of an exclusion for a non-disciplinary reason. For example, it would be unlawful to exclude a pupil simply because they have additional needs or a disability that the school feels it is unable to meet, or for a reason such as: academic attainment / ability; the action of a pupil’s parents; or the failure of a pupil to meet specific conditions before they are reinstated. Pupils who repeatedly disobey their teachers’ academic instructions could, however, be subject to exclusion"
    Plus the constant rule breaking and the fact the parents made it clear they will still refuse to comply, and the abuse towards staff and so on and so on.....

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  • dude69
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    Originally posted by DirtyDog View Post
    It's not a state school, it's an academy.
    You obviously don't have the first clue about education.

    An academy is a state school.

    You are thinking of a 'maintained school', which this isn't, it is still however 100% a 'state' school'.

    Not true.
    Indeed.
    Last edited by dude69; 6 February 2014, 15:10.

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  • dude69
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    It isn't just because of the press and yes you can if it brings the school in to disrepute. Read the article and comment on all the other factors, not just one.
    No of course you can't be expelled because your parents criticised you in the press. There are specific criteria for exclusion, they must be followed as they have the force of law under the 2012 School Discipline Regulations:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...rral_units.pdf

    Very specifically:

    "It is unlawful to exclude or to increase the severity of an exclusion for a non-disciplinary reason. For example, it would be unlawful to exclude a pupil simply because they have additional needs or a disability that the school feels it is unable to meet, or for a reason such as: academic attainment / ability; the action of a pupil’s parents; or the failure of a pupil to meet specific conditions before they are reinstated. Pupils who repeatedly disobey their teachers’ academic instructions could, however, be subject to exclusion"

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  • northernladyuk
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    As it's a church school, I wonder if God actually told the head to expel the kids or if he just knows that this is what Jesus would do.

    Suffer not little children to come unto me with scotch eggs.

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  • DirtyDog
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    Originally posted by dude69 View Post
    I don't see what's clear?

    Head teachers of state schools can't just kick kids out because the parents mouthed off to the press.
    It's not a state school, it's an academy.

    Originally posted by dude69 View Post
    If you want to expel a child it has to be because of the child's behaviour.
    Not true.

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