Government asked to consider imposing higher duty of care on headteachers amid concern approximately current guidelines on vulnerable pupilsThe government is being urged to hold headteachers to a higher duty of care when excluding children from school to ensure they are met by a parent or carer.
Current school exclusion guidance states that heads must take account of their legal duty when sending an excluded pupil domestic, but campaigners say in practice heads often simply inform parents and ensure the child leaves the premises.
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Source: theguardian.com