Racist, Homophobic and Ableist Abuse in York Schools Amid 'Political Rhetoric' Fears
Department for Education data shows more than 55,000 suspensions linked to racist abuse and 13,000 tied to homophobic or transphobic abuse.
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Schools see sharp rise in suspensions for homophobic and transphobic abuse
Schools in England have seen a sharp rise in suspensions for homophobic, transphobic, racist and ableist abuse in the last five years, specialists have said. Department for Education data documenting the reasons for suspensions show that schools logged more than 13,000 instances of homophobic or transphobic abuse between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The figure includes 12,977 suspensions and 88 permanent exclusions. Instances of suspens…
Harrow among lower-ranked London boroughs in school discriminatory abuse suspension figures
More than 200 mentions of racist, homophobic, transphobic and disablist abuse were recorded as reasons for school suspensions and exclusions in Harrow, new figures show. Analysis of Department for Education data by the BBC Shared Data Unit found that abuse linked to race, disability, sexuality or gender identity was recorded 202 times in Harrow between autumn term 2020-21 and spring term 2024-25. However, the BBC Shared Data Unit analysis found …
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