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Statistics Publication Notice: Exclusions from Schools, 2002/03
Table 10: Exclusions by type and reason for exclusion, 2002/03
| Number* | Percentage for known circumstances | Number of temporary exclusions | Number of removals from register, with or without a break in attendance |
Total | 41,401 | | 40,939 | 462 |
General or persistent disobedience | 9,677 | 23 | 9,617 | 60 |
Verbal abuse of members of staff | 7,467 | 18 | 7,416 | 51 |
Physical abuse of fellow pupils | 5,337 | 13 | 5,301 | 36 |
Aggressive or threatening behaviour | 4,205 | 10 | 4,143 | 62 |
Insolent or offensive behaviour | 3,450 | 8 | 3,427 | 23 |
Fighting | 2,966 | 7 | 2,954 | 12 |
Theft / vandalism | 1,646 | 4 | 1,646 | - |
Physical abuse of members of staff | 1,506 | 4 | 1,478 | 28 |
Verbal abuse of fellow pupils | 917 | 2 | 899 | 18 |
Drug related incident | 542 | 1 | 537 | 5 |
Racist incident | 132 | - | 132 | - |
Lack of parental co-operation | 56 | - | 56 | - |
Other | 3,303 | 8 | 3,275 | 28 |
Not known | 197 | | 58 | 139 |
* An exclusion with more than one circumstance given is counted under each relevant category
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