Suspended Kids Twice as Likely in Violence: Report
A new study report has found that, even whilst controlling for a range of factors including measures of behavioural difficulties, children who are suspended or excluded from school are still nearly two and a half times more likely to become involved in violence and four and a half times more likely to offend compared to those who have not been suspended or excluded.
The study report, funded by The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) and produced by researchers at the the Universities of Bristol and University of Hull, also shows that children who are absent for 20% or more of the time are also more likely to become involved in violence and offending.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/june/absence-study.html