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00:00Last year, Devon saw the highest number of school suspensions on record.
00:04I'm Lily and I'm bringing you your news stories across Devon.
00:07It comes as the school leaders' union warns classroom disruption lies beyond school gates.
00:12Figures from the Department of Education show that almost 19,000 suspensions were handed out in schools in Devon last year.
00:19That's up from 16,000 the year previous.
00:22It was also the highest figures since school records began in 2006.
00:25Permanent exclusions also reached a record high in England with a number of 146 in Devon alone.
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