Conservative leader David Cameron said for a child expelled for bad behaviour to come "swaggering back in" sent the wrong message about the relative power of the school and the child.
Teacher's unions had previously warned that increasing numbers of exclusions overturned on appeal could undermine head teachers' authority (Children Now, 4-11 July).
"I want to see an end to the system of appeals panels second-guessing head teachers' decisions," Cameron said. "These decisions should be taken in schools.
However, the Children's Legal Centre director Carolyn Hamilton said the proposals would leave children unprotected.
"At present children are safeguarded against unfair exclusions by the provision of a right of appeal to an independent panel. Removal of that right would leave children unprotected against unlawful and arbitrary decisions," she said.
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