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- Dan Jeffries, interim principal of Frome Community College, suspended 25 pupils in the first week.
- Parents said children were suspended for minor actions such as loudly zipping bags, looking out a window, or nervously laughing.
- Jeffries said all suspensions were for persistent disruption and defiance, not for lateness or dress-code issues.
- A parent claimed the crackdown harmed pupils’ mental wellbeing, with some hiding in toilets out of fear.
