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Pupils as young as five suspended from school over sexual misconduct

Daily Mail and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Pupils were suspended 7,278 times for sexual misconduct in the 2024/25 school year - the highest total since the current recording method began in 2020, Department for Education figures show.
The headline split Daily Mail frames it as "Pupils as young as five suspended from school over sexual misconduct". The Sun frames it as "Twenty students aged five or below suspended from schools over sexual misconduct as shock...".
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Daily MailNews report · Oct 24, 11:11 PM

Pupils as young as five suspended from school over sexual misconduct

Pupils were suspended 7,278 times for sexual misconduct in the 2024/25 school year - the highest total since the current recording method began in 2020, Department for Education figures sho...

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The SunNews report · Oct 24, 10:15 PM

Twenty students aged five or below suspended from schools over sexual misconduct as shock figures hit record high in UK

TWENTY pupils aged five or below have been suspended from schools due to sexual misconduct, as shocking figures hit a record high. In the 2024-2025 school year, 7,278 students were suspende...

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