FOI Request - Racial Incidents in School
Request 101003407078
For each of the following academic years 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-23:
1. The number of incidents of racial abuse have occurred in primary, secondary and special schools?
If possible can this be broken down by
A) Year
B) Against Teachers
C) Against Pupils
Response 23-10-2023
1.
| Teachers | Pupils | |||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | |
| 2018/19 | 0 | <5* | <5* | 11 |
| 2019/20 | 0 | <5* | <5* | 9 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | <5* | 10 |
| 2022/23 | <5* | <5* | 6 | 27 |
* Numbers of 5 or less have been redacted as low numbers may lead to the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.