A boy aged four has been expelled just weeks after starting school. McKenzie Dunkley was kicked out after teachers said he was violent, refused to obey them, disrupted classes, terrorised other pupils and repeatedly tried to run out of class, reports the Daily Mirror.It came to a head after McKenzie, one of the youngest ever children to be expelled, allegedly assaulted staff for a second time.
The boy, who only started in September at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary in Preston, was sent home four times before he was finally excluded.
His mum Shelley, who agreed her son could be named, yesterday denied he has behavioural problems.
She commented: “They are making him out to be a thug but he never had any violent outbursts at nursery.
“They are saying he won’t listen and is disruptive. But he’s still only four and getting used to school. There’s nothing wrong with him. He does everything I say at home.”
The school said in a statement: “At such a young age behaviour that could lead to exclusion needs to be dealt with quickly by appropriate specialists.”
Efforts are being made to find McKenzie a new school.
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