Chris Keates, acting general secretary of the NASUWT union, claimed there was a "clear indication that an increasing number of governing bodies, often advised by local education authorities, are overturning heads' professional judgments on permanent exclusions.
"Despite improved guidance and greater flexibility, independent appeals panels continue to reinstate pupils with a history of serious disruption and violence into the schools from which they have been excluded," she added.
"There is a growth in frequent and regular verbal abuse of teachers that is often ignored and its seriousness minimised. Teachers continue to cite pupil indiscipline as a major concern. The reduction in exclusions is masking the retention of pupils in schools where their behaviour merits permanent exclusion."
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