More than 2,400 days of suspension recorded this year
The education minister's committed to rolling out a new pupil suspensions policy from September.
In the first six months of the year more than 2,400 days of suspension were recorded across the Island's five state-run secondary schools.
It's understood analysis of the suspension data is underway.
Daphne Caine was asked what happens in the immediate future to address the root cause:
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