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New suspensions policy due for next academic year

More than 2,400 days of suspension recorded this year

The education minister's committed to rolling out a new pupil suspensions policy from September.

In the first six months of the year more than 2,400 days of suspension were recorded across the Island's five state-run secondary schools.

It's understood analysis of the suspension data is underway.

Daphne Caine was asked what happens in the immediate future to address the root cause:

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