Secrecy in the Island’s schools is also a worrying problem, according to a teacher’s union representative who expressed concern that schools were hiding details about incidents such as violent attacks by students.
A major Education and Home Affairs scrutiny panel review int school suspensions is underway after figures showed that one of the Island’s biggest schools had over 200 suspensions between 2007 and 2008.
In giving evidence to the sub-panel, Philippa Ward, chairwoman of the Jersey Teachers Panel, said that student behaviour was becoming ‘more challenging’.
