Bullies sent home from school hits 10-year high

Last year saw more than 4,500 occasions where a child was suspended Last year saw more than 4,500 occasions where a child was suspended from classes because they were caught bullying other pupils. All schools have strict anti-bullying guidelines to crack down on intimidating behaviour. While it used to be limited to hurtful and threatening comments as well as physical attacks, the use of mobile phones and social media has added hi-tech complications. READ MORE: One in five gamers say the hobby has influenced their career choice, study finds Figures from the Department of Education revealed there were 4,663 occasions in the school year to July 2021, the most recently released data, where children were suspended for bullying. This is 33 percent higher than the tally for the school year to July 2019. The highest recorded was 4,800 incidents, which were logged in the 2010/11 academic year. Christopher McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, said: ‘The increase in the number of pupils being suspended for bullying is truly alarming. It may reflect in part a breakdown in social skills as a consequence of the lockdowns.” ‘And it is almost certainly the tip of the iceberg as schools are under pressure not to suspend any pupils.” ‘Discipline and order are breaking down in many schools as the free-for-all of woke ideology takes over.” ‘When children are allowed to identify as animals, you know that the kids are in charge.’ The Department for Education said: ‘We back teachers to take the action necessary to promote good behaviour and maintain calm and safe school environments. To support schools to do this, we have issued new behaviour guidance and are clear that initial intervention should be put in place where children are at risk of being permanently excluded and entering alternative provision.” ‘Permanent exclusions should be a last resort, and this should not mean exclusion from education.”