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School children are being "failed" as permanent exclusion rates rise, according to council bosses.

In Bristol, 73 children have been excluded from schools since the start of the academic year last September.

Exclusion rates in the city are higher amongst ethnic minorities, according to the figures from the city council.

There are now plans to offer early intervention techniques in primary schools so issues can be resolved sooner.

More than twice as many children in the city were permanently excluded last year, compared to the past two years.

Two secondary schools were responsible for more than a third of permanent exclusions in Bristol in the last academic year, although a council report did not specify the institutions.

The Department for Education is expected to publish figures showing the number of exclusions per school in the coming months.

During a people scrutiny meeting on Monday, Councillor Kerry Bailes said: "[Children are] being failed by the schools, by the system, funding and the culture crisis. Is it any wonder we're in a position where kids are killing kids in this city?

"They've been failed massively."

Being permanently excluded from school can often harm the life chances of children, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

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