Children as young as four are are being permanently excluded from school in England, Government data for the year 2000-01 has revealed. According to the Office for National Statistics, 13 four-year-olds - 12 boys and one girl - were permanently removed from their schools, as were 52 five-year-olds - 49 boys and three girls. By the age of six, 95 boys and eight girls were permanently excluded from school. The number of permanent exclusions overall, at just over 9,100 - 80 per cent of them from secondary schools - is the highest since 1998-99.
Children as young as four are are being permanently excluded from school in England, Government data for the year 2000-01 has revealed. According to the Office for National Statistics, 13 four-year-olds - 12 boys and one girl - were permanently removed from their schools, as were 52 five-year-olds - 49 boys and three girls. By the age of six, 95 boys and eight girls were permanently excluded from school. The number of permanent exclusions overall, at just over 9,100 - 80 per cent of them from secondary schools - is the highest since 1998-99.
