The reasons why hundreds of children are thrown out of class in Bolton

The latest Department for Education figures show 1,357 pupils in Bolton were suspended from school in the 2021-22 spring term.

But this was down from 1,468 across the same time period in 2018-19, before Covid.

The main reasons were given as persistent disruptive behaviour (687), verbal abuse or threatening behaviour against an adult (263), and physical assault against a pupil (235).

It comes as the number of pupils suspended…