A request for freedom of information (FOI) presented by the news buyer to the Lewisham Council revealed that a total of 2,421 students were permanently suspended or excluded from schools last year.
This was a little higher than the number of students suspended or permanently excluded in Croydon, where an FOI application revealed that there were 2,325.
FOI for Lewisham interesting details about low schools and beyond the control of local authorities, such as community schools and academies.
A total of 2,401 students were suspended, which means they returned to school after a period.
The remaining 20 were not allowed to return.
The most common reason why students were suspended was due to persistent disruptive behavior.
962 students were suspended for that reason, and additional seven were permanently excluded.
Next, it shows how many students were suspended or permanently excluded in Lewisham schools and why.
Physical fights against students were also a main cause of exclusion with 553 students suspended as a result and another five permanently excluded.
There were 224 cases of verbal abuse against the students, which led 222 students to face the suspension, and the remaining two were not allowed to return.
Physical fights extended to adults, since 127 students were suspended, and two more were excluded.
99 students were permanently suspended or excluded from Lewisham schools for drugs related to drugs and alcohol, and 78 students were caught with an offensive weapon, which led to serious consequences.
73 students were suspended by the inappropriate use of social networks and 45 for intimidation.
15 students were punished for inappropriate sexual behavior, but they were allowed to return to school.
Five students were shown for public health transgressions, and two for cases of abuse related to disabilities.
These seven students were allowed to return to school.
