Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

Part III E+W Grant-maintained schools

Chapter X E+W General and Miscellaneous

Exclusion of pupils E+W

307 Restrictions on power to exclude pupils. E+W

(1) The head teacher of any grant-maintained school may not—

(a) so exercise the power to exclude a pupil from the school for one or more fixed periods that the pupil is so excluded for more than 15 school days in any one term, or

(b) exclude a pupil from the school for an indefinite period;

but this subsection is without prejudice to the power to exclude a pupil from the school permanently.

(2) Subsection (1) has effect, in the case of a school having articles of government, despite anything in the articles.