2. Some reasons are not valid for exclusion, for example infringing uniform rules, not bringing dinner money or failing to do homework. Exclusion is not a proper response to truancy.
3. For fixed-term exclusions, up to three days is usually regarded as enough without affecting the child's education. Permanent exclusion means a child is never going back to that school. The regulations also allow for lunchtime exclusions, where a young person is banned from premises over the lunch break.
4. Open-ended exclusions, in force until a meeting can be arranged or an incident investigated, are not covered by the regulations. There are "no legal arrangements" for such indefinite exclusions. They should not happen. They do.
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