Act 2000; but exclusion and other forms of sanctions are used daily within Scotland’s schools.Scottish Executive policy on discipline in schools makes it clear that schools and education authorities should develop a clear system of rules, sanctions and rewards in consultation with pupils and parents (Better Behaviour – Better Learning, 2001).Education authorities are recommended to have in place guidelines on levels of intervention, for example in relation to restraint (recommendation 11 of Better Behaviour – Better Learning).