Almost 950 students A DAY booted out of school for attacking fellow pupils or teachers
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.
A surge in violence saw 180,014 children dealt with in the 12 months to July 2023, a Freedom of Information request 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.
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The figures emerged after a pupil, 15, was charged with murder over the stabbing of Harvey Willgoose, 15, at a school in Sheffield.
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 Department for Education said it was “committed to turning the tide on poor behaviour”.