1A

This section also applies where a F1local authority or the governing body of a relevant school have reason to believe that a child who is a registered pupil at a relevant school has engaged in behaviour connected with the school which—

a

has caused, or is likely to cause—

i

significant disruption to the education of other pupils, or

ii

significant detriment to the welfare of the child himself or of other pupils or to the health or safety of any staff, or

b

forms part of a pattern of behaviour which (if continued) will give rise to a risk of future exclusion from the school on disciplinary grounds.

1B

For the purposes of subsection (1A) the child's behaviour is connected with the school to the extent that it consists of—

a

conduct at the school, or

b

conduct elsewhere in circumstances in which it would be reasonable for the school to regulate his conduct.