Outrage as yob pupils 'allowed back into lessons on appeal' Ministers insist the move will give head teachers the final say over bad behaviour and shift the balance of power in schools away from unruly pupils. Nick Seaton, a spokesman for the Campaign for Real Education, said: "It undermines the authority of the teachers and the school if pupils who have been expelled are allowed back in. Youngsters should know exactly where they stand, and if they are told there are certain zero-tolerance policies for some misdemeanors, then there should be no exceptions. Schools should have the final say. Data obtained after an FOI request to local authorities in England showed how children routinely appealed against expulsions last year. Cases included: A child in Blackburn who was allowed back into school despite fears staff were at risk following repeated verbal outbursts, with the appeals panel ruling that teachers needed to make more allowances for the pupil; A pupil who was expelled for being openly defiant and rude to teachers in Hampshire before being allowed back because he had only been suspended once before; A school in Lambeth that was told it was too harsh on one pupil after expelling him for attacking another child; A pupil who was expelled from a Barking and Dagenham school for carrying a craft knife - only to be allowed back when the school admitted it was at fault for not securing the knives in the design and technology classroom; A Nottinghamshire school that reinstated a child expelled for carrying drugs after the panel agreed there was no evidence the pupil had been trying to supply it to others. Under the Government's new Education Bill, appeals panels have been retained and they can order a school to reconsider an expulsion case. But panels cannot order schools to take pupils back. A spokesman for the Department of Education, said: "We agree that no child should be allowed to continually disrupt a class, causing misery to other pupils and teachers. That's why the Education Bill will stop appeals panels sending excluded children back to the school from which they were excluded. Independent review panels will ensure there is a quick, fair and independent process for reviewing exclusions, and will place more emphasis on professional judgement and the impact of poor behaviour in the classroom.