New figures from the Welsh Assembly show the number of fixed-term exclusions increased from nearly 14,700 in 2002/03 to more than 16,500 last year.
Wrexham emerged as more likely than any other authority to hand out fixed-term exclusions of five days or fewer. In 2003/04 it handed out 125 per 1,000 pupils while Gwynedd only handed out 17 per 1,000.
The most likely reason for a pupil to be excluded was for defiance of rules, rather than disruptive behaviour, which is still a major problem for Welsh schools. However, there was a slight decrease in the number of permanent exclusions.
- www.wales.gov.uk/keypubstatisticsforwales/content/latest.htm.
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