Knives in Schools
Dear Education Authority,
I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following information.
Can you provide answers to the following questions for each year from 2013 to the present:
How many knives or similar offensive weapons have been seized in your schools in each year from 2013 to present?
In your answer can you please provide figures for secondary schools and primary schools separately.
Can you also specify whether the knife was found to be in the possession of a boy or girl and their age, or neither (ie discarded on school premises).
How many injuries have been caused by knives or similar offensive weapons in secondary schools and primary schools in the same period. Can you specify the age of the victim and whether a pupil or a teacher, or visitor to the school.
In how many of these has the victim required hospital treatment. Can you specify the age of the victim and whether a pupil or a teacher, or visitor to the school.
How many pupils have been excluded for possession or use of a knife on school premises in each year from 2013 to present?
How many times have police been called to schools to deal with incidents involving pupil behaviour in each year from 2013 to present?
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful of you could contact me as I understand that under the act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.
Yours faithfully,
Andy Buckwell
Dear Mr Buckwell
Please find attached an acknowledgement of your FOI request.
Kind regards
Charlotte
Charlotte Heard | Business Services Officer
Directorate for Children's Services | Schools and Learning Division | Isle
of Wight Council | Floor 4 | County Hall | Newport | Isle of Wight | PO30
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Dear Mr Buckwell
I write in relation to your FOI request received today:
Can you provide answers to the following questions for each year from 2013
to the present:
How many knives or similar offensive weapons have been seized in your
schools in each year from 2013 to present?
In your answer can you please provide figures for secondary schools and
primary schools separately.
Can you also specify whether the knife was found to be in the possession
of a boy or girl and their age, or neither (ie discarded on school
premises).
How many injuries have been caused by knives or similar offensive weapons
in secondary schools and primary schools in the same period. Can you
specify the age of the victim and whether a pupil or a teacher, or visitor
to the school.
In how many of these has the victim required hospital treatment. Can you
specify the age of the victim and whether a pupil or a teacher, or visitor
to the school.
How many pupils have been excluded for possession or use of a knife on
school premises in each year from 2013 to present?
How many times have police been called to schools to deal with incidents
involving pupil behaviour in each year from 2013 to present?
I have been asked to seek the following clarification from you, in
relation to your last question:
Is this incidents where a crime number has been provided to the school by
the police OR where police have physically attended the school premises?
Please note that in the interim your request has been put on hold. If we
do not hear from you within 20 days, we will assume that you no longer
want this information and will therefore take no further action.
Kind regards
Charlotte
Charlotte Heard | Business Services Officer
Directorate for Children's Services | Schools and Learning Division | Isle
of Wight Council | Floor 4 | County Hall | Newport | Isle of Wight | PO30
1UD
(: 01983 821000 | *: [1][email address] | 8:
[2]https://www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Schools...
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