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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Fahad Tariq & Charlotte Hadfield

Boy misses a year of school after 'pushing teachers to the limit'

A boy has missed out on a year of school after being expelled due to "behavioural issues."

Riley Roberts was booted out of school last October after multiple warnings and temporary exclusions. The 12-year-old Liverpool fan has spent the last year kicking footballs and studying at home - but his family say he needs to return to school and "be around people again."

Mum Katey Cowans and step-dad Dan Walker, 31, believe Riley needs more one-to-one support in lessons - something which they say Haywood Academy, in Burslem, Staffordshire wasn’t able to provide, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports. Medical tests have concluded that Riley does not have ADHD.

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