No to full info on expulsions

Late nightkebab attack

ESSEX County Council has re-fused to provide full details of school expulsions.

The Epping Forest Guardian asked how many students were permanently excluded from schools in the Epping Forest District Council area in the last two years in a Freedom of Infor-mation request.

While it revealed 12 students between Years 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 were ordered to leave schools, it would not give specif-ics.

It only said less than five stu-dents from each group were ex-pelled from Debden Park High, Epping Primary, King Harold Academy, Oak View, Roding Val-ley, Shelly and West Hatch High schools.

It said some pupils may have been expelled from more than one school during the two year period, but would not give any extra details.

The authority claims re-leasing any extra informa-tion would breach the Human Rights Act.

CCTV footage of a man has been released after two people were head-butted, punched and kicked.

The attack, near The Kebabery, High Road, Loughton, left one of them with a fractured skull and a n o t h e r with a frac-tured leg.

The man ran away af-ter the inci-dent on No-vember 27 at 1.20am.

By Shona Duthie

A 12-YEAR-OLD has shaved off his hair in memory of his grandfather who died of cancer.

Ross Raymond Taylor, from North Weald, lost his locks last Tuesday even-ing for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of grandad Raymond John Bentley who passed away in February.

He said he wanted to do something

Ross Taylor having his head shaved in memory of his granddad

Ross braves head shave for grandad

special to remember the close family member who he said was also his dear friend.

He added: “When my grandad passed away I always thought I would do it for him but after seeing others with can-cer and everyone fundraising I thought why not.”

“It feels nice to have done it in his memory. I am very proud I have done it and I am sure he will be too.”

So far Ross has raised more than £600

by asking his friends and family to do-nate as little or as much as they can.

The Epping St John’s School pupil added: “I have been going around fun-draising and I have been asking people to sponsor me.

“I have also been giving forms out to my friends and family and they have just kept it going on and it has been go-ing up from there.”

To help Ross visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/RossTaylor2016

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