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Duncan Murray

Violence in NSW schools prompts rethink on suspensions

Police were called to NSW schools on 1992 occasions last year, crime data shows. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The number of violent assaults in NSW schools has increased more than half during the past decade, prompting a possible easing of restrictions on student suspensions.

Education Minister Prue Car has launched a review of limits introduced by the previous government on the duration and number of times a pupil can be suspended, which some teachers say leaves them with fewer tools to manage behaviour.

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