I can't find any more recent statistics but in 2001 there were 5,487,098 pupils in primary education in the UK (you can expect that to have increased). 2000 pupils being disruptive does not seem enough to warrant a newspaper article. 89 a day must include 're-offenders' otherwise the total would be 16910. Lazy journalism.
Is the silly season upon us already? It can't be long until the wails of despair are heard as the exam results come in and television and radio channels are filled with inane programmes of the 'what to do now you've passed/failed' style.
Think I'll watch the Olympics!!
