This only covers cases that have been reported to the police, and again the relatively lower figures for the year ending December 2020 will likely reflect the pandemic related school closures.Table One: Reasons for exclusion from school, 2020-21 and 2022-23Reason for exclusion2020-212022-23Physical assault using improvised weapon201311Physical assault using weapon183255Threat of physical violence using weapon or improvised weapon218296Source: School exclusion statisticsNote: Figures cover all publicly funded local authority schools in ScotlandTable Two: Number of police recorded crimes of weapon possession (used) within a school Year ending December 2020Year ending December 2021Year ending December 2022Year ending December 2023Year ending December 2024Possession of offensive weapon in a school used in other criminal activity2747696876Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activity1726303633Total447399104109Source: Police Recorded Crime in Scotland, Accredited Official Statistics S6W...