The rate at which primary school pupils are being suspended from state schools in England has more than doubled in a decade, BBC analysis suggests.
New data released on Thursday showed over 37,000 suspensions in primary schools in the autumn term of last year – almost as many as in the whole of 2012/13.
Permanent exclusion rates of primary-age pupils have also gone up – by almost 70% in the same period – with campaigners warning that affected children can experience long-term impacts.
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