New clause 2 - Powers of Head Teachers
Anti-social Behaviour Bill
2:45 pm
Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling, Labour)
May I ask the hon. Gentleman one question? We all sympathise with head teachers, given the situations in which they find themselves. If I were a head teacher and new clause 2 were added to the Bill, would it mean that there was no right of appeal against any decision that I made? For example, I could decide permanently to exclude a child who had shouted out in class for the first time. Would there be guidelines on the sort of behaviour that merited permanent exclusion?