A recent study reveals that students from some ethnic minority backgrounds are up to four times more likely to be expelled from mainstream schools as exclusion rates rise sharply.
According to the research, Black Caribbean students and those of mixed Black and white heritage are twice as likely to be placed in alternative education settings such as Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), while Romani/Gypsy, Roma, and Irish Traveller students face a fourfold likelihood of this outcome.
The report, conducted by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in collaboration with education charity The Difference, has sparked concerns among campaigners, who suggest that racism and teacher bias may be contributing to racial disparities in exclusion rates.
Suspensions and expulsions across all schools and age groups in England surged by nearly 25% last year compared to the previous year.
