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Are we over-reliant on suspensions in schools?

Are we over-reliant on suspensions in schools?

Update: 2025-10-20
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One in five students in New South Wales has been suspended from school, and new research shows that being excluded from school not only influences academic performance but mental wellbeing as well.

So when is suspension the right option? Is it ever the right option? And in our over-worked and under-resourced school system, what's the alternative?

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Are we over-reliant on suspensions in schools?

Are we over-reliant on suspensions in schools?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation