Independent inquiry into exclusions of Black children from school

Some Black boys are 168x's more likely to be permanently excluded from school than a white British girl. The same behaviour by another ethnicity/nationality results in in-house reprimand. Black children are over represented in PRU's. Black men with mental conditions are over represented in prisons.

PRUs often do not meet academic, social or emotional needs. I believe many Black children are discriminated against through unlawful exclusion processes, despite having an Education Health Care Plan. Mass exclusions perpetuate the SCHOOLS to PRISON PIPELINE. Excluded children are vulnerable, at risk of being groomed into gangs, forced into county lines & child sexual exploitation. I want an independent inquiry and action to stop disproportionate and discriminatory exclusions of Black children.

The government has no plans for a further independent inquiry into exclusions of children from school. However, this is an issue which the government takes seriously and we are committed to deliver an ambitious programme of reform in response to the recommendations of the Timpson Review of school exclusion.

The issues surrounding serious violence, anti-social behaviour, absence and exclusion from school are complex, and we are working with the education and care sectors, Home Office and other departments as part of a comprehensive, multi-agency response. Whilst exclusion is a marker for increased risk of being both a victim and perpetrator of crime, we must be careful not to draw a simple causal link between exclusions and crime, as there is no clear evidence to back this up.

The Timpson review was launched in response to the finding of the Race Disparity Audit that children from some ethnic groups are more likely to be excluded. The new and robust analysis undertaken for this stripped away other factors (such as economic disadvantage, special educational needs (SEN) or unsafe family environments) which could be increasing the likelihood of an individual child being excluded. The analysis found that controlling for a range of other identifiable factors, there are some ethnic groups whose likelihood of exclusion remains greater than others.

Timpson also found that, when other facts about their background are taken into account, children from some groups (such as Black Caribbean children) are more likely to be excluded than White British children, while children from some other groups (such as Indian children) are less likely to be excluded.