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F O I R E S P O N S E F O R E W A N C A M E R O N Please provide me with information relating to school exclusions over the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic years: • How many pupils for each school in the council area were given temporary exclusions for each academic year 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Balmuildy Primary * * Bearsden Primary * Colquhoun Park Primary * Harestanes Primary * Hillhead Primary 5 * * Lairdsland Primary * 5 * Lennoxtown Primary * * * Meadowburn Gaelic Unit * Oxgang Primary * * St Flannan's Primary * St Machan's Primary S * * 7 Thomas Muir Primary 5 * Twechar Primary * * * Wester Cleddens Primary * Bearsden Academy 18 7 5 Bishopbriggs Academy 24 25 17 Boclair Academy 9 * * Douglas Academy 24 13 20 Kirkintilloch High School 19 11 14 Lenzie Academy 9 7 9 St Ninian's High School * * 14 Turnbull High School * 5 * Notes: (1) Some of the above pupils were excluded on more than one occasion. The numbers shown in the table relate to the number of different pupils who were excluded, not the number of exclusion incidents (2) Please see page 4 for an explanation of the use of asterisks in this table Page 1 F O I R E S P O N S E F O R E W A N C A M E R O N • How many pupils for each school in the council area were given conditional exclusions for each academic year It is not East Dunbartonshire practice to exclude pupils on a conditional basis • How many pupils for each school in the council area were given permanent exclusions for each academic year 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 * Notes: (1) It is common for pupils excluded on a permanent basis to have been previously excluded on a temporary basis. Such pupils will also be included in the table of pupils given temporary exclusions (2) Please see page 4 for an explanation of the use of asterisks in this table (3) Due to the small number of pupils excluded on a permanent basis, it is not possible to show the schools from which they were excluded. Doing so could lead to the identification of the young people concerned Page 2 F O I R E S P O N S E F O R E W A N C A M E R O N • Please also state the reason for each exclusion REASON FOR EXCLUSION 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Damage to personal property of staff * * Damage to school property 9 11 17 Fighting 26 21 21 Fire raising * * General or persistent disobedience 21 19 41 Insolent or offensive behaviour 24 10 13 Malicious communications against pupil 11 * Malicious communications against staff * * Physical assault using improvised weapon against pupil * Physical assault using improvised weapon against staff * * Physical assault using weapon against pupil * * * Physical assault using weapon against staff * * Physical assault with no weapon against pupil 25 26 23 Physical assault with no weapon against staff * 5 21 Refusal to attend class * * 8 Slander and libel (incl. website) against staff * Spitting * * * Substance misuse - alcohol * * Substance misuse - not alcohol 18 15 14 Theft from staff * Threat of physical violence using weapon or improvised weapon, against pupil * 6 5 Threat of physical violence using weapon or improvised weapon, against staff * 8 Threat of physical violence, no weapon, against pupil * 5 7 Threat of physical violence, no weapon, against staff * * 5 Threat of sexual violence against pupil * Threat to personal property against pupil * Threat to school property * * * Verbal abuse of pupils 13 11 10 Verbal abuse of staff 28 20 45 Other 18 6 17 Notes: (1) The total number of reasons displayed in this table will be greater than the number of excluded pupils shown in the earlier tables. This is because: (a) some pupils were excluded on more than one occasion (b) it is possible to record more than one reason for the same exclusion incident (2) Please see page 4 for an explanation of the use of asterisks in this table (3) Due to the small number of pupils excluded for many of the reasons listed above, it is not possible to show the schools from which they were excluded. Doing so could lead to the identification of the young people concerned Page 3 F O I R E S P O N S E F O R E W A N C A M E R O N Explanation for the use of asterisks in the tables provided within this response Where the number of excluded pupils (or, in the case of the final table, the number of exclusion incidents) was less than five but greater than zero, the number has been replaced with an asterisk. It is our concern that releasing the precise number, where there are so few, may allow for the identification of individual pupils. The first data protection principle requires that the processing of personal data be “fair and lawful” and, in particular, shall not be processed unless at least one of the conditions in Schedule 2 is met. Therefore, in order to process this data for disclosure to you a Schedule 2 condition must be satisfied. There is no condition in Schedule 2 that would allow for the Council to disclose this information into the public domain. As no condition can be satisfied, to disclose this information would be a breach of the first data protection principle and therefore disclosure is exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The way in which the Council manages data about living individuals is governed by the Data Protection Act 1998. Section 38(1)(b), clarified by section 38(2)(a)(i), of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 exempts from disclosure personal information the release of which would be in breach of any of the data protection principles listed in Schedule 1, Part 1 of the Data Protection Act. The Data Protection Act defines personal data as being data which relate to a living individual who can be identified from those data or from other data which is in the possession of a data controller or is likely to come into the possession of a data controller. The information you have requested falls into this category. Page 4 .