School Exclusions and Children’s Rights
About this episode
The episode discusses school exclusions and children's rights, featuring an interview with education solicitor Florence Cole.
Content Warning: This episode mentions domestic and sexual abuse, possession of weapons, and mental health difficulties in relation to behaviour that may lead to school exclusion. Children as young as 10 can be held responsible for crimes – but they also have special rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. In this episode, Alma-Constance and Lucinda talk to Florence Cole, an education solicitor at Harrow Law Centre, about the laws around children’s education, why exclusions...
People in this episode
Hosts: Alma-Constance Denis-Smith, Lucinda Acland
Guest: Florence Cole
Topics covered
- school exclusions
- children's rights
- education law
- mental health
- domestic abuse
- youth accountability
Keywords
- school exclusions
- children's rights
- education law
- mental health
- domestic abuse
- UN Convention
- youth accountability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harrow Law Centre
Books & works: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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