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Summary At least 53,000 students under the age of 8 were temporarily suspended during the five-year period.
British Education Department figures revealed more than 1,200 students ages 7 and under have been permanently expelled from school in the past five years.The figures revealed 1,200 of the young students, 80 of whom were only 4 years old, were booted from school and 53,000 under the age of 8 were temporarily suspended during the five-year period, a local paper reported Tuesday.Dan Poulter, a Conservative Member of Parliament, blamed the Labor Party for the loss of control in classrooms. The government coalition is introducing a range of measures to help bring order back, Poulter said.
