Suspension and exclusion

[FountainsSummer]

Hello,
Just need your brains to clarify something for me.
This is regarding secondary school.
If something bad happened whilst at school to your DC which escalated to a police matter, and a police sargeant said to you "The Headteacher has informed me that of the three students involved in the incident with your DC, the school has addressed their behaviour and two of them have been suspended and one of them has been excluded" - would you take this to mean permanent exclusion?
I asked the police sergeant if it means permanent or not and he said he couldn't confirm or deny, he could only read to me the measures the Headteacher has taken.
I've googled what is a school's definition of exclusion and it says exclusion can be temporary or permanent depending on what the Headteacher decides.
But if they've said 2 suspended, 1 excluded, what would you take the exclusion to mean?
Sorry if I sound silly, not in education and my upset about what happened to my DC is clouding my ability to think calmly and sensibly at the moment.
To anyone who remembers my original post and thread, please do not make any reference whatsoever to any details - the police have requested this. Please do not allude to the details I gave if you read the thread - it is now under police investigation. Thank you.xx

I would call the school and ask.

To me though, suspended s short term, exclusion is probably permanent.

I think "temporary exclusion" has been renamed "suspension" in government guidance. So I'd interpret it as you have said.

‘Suspended’ when I was at school myself meant temporarily excluded. The fact that the statement uses ‘suspended’ alongside ‘permanent exclusion’ makes me think it means a temporary exclusion.

I used to work in a high school and exclusion can be one day, a few days, a week, or longer. Permanent exclusion is long winded and has to be run past the governor's and local council if state school.

The school have to tell you verbally about the exclusion and follow up with a signed letter from Headteacher. I used to type them up and keep records.

Suspension is the new term for fixed term exclusion. Exclusion I would take the same as you, meaning permanently excluded.

I’d take it to mean permanent if they have used both terms.

Suspension is a short period exclusion. Exclusion can mean internal exclusion (the kid stays in school in a room with other internally excluded kids), temporary exclusion (suspension, see above) or permanent exclusion (expelled). You therefore can’t really take anything from the use of the word ‘exclusion’

I can't advise on your question. But maybe it's best that you ask mumsnet to delete your original thread as the incident is under police investigation.

I would understand if how you have.

I hope your child is ok and getting the support or treatment they need xx

I have requested that it be deleted, and mumsnet kindly understood and obliged. Which I am very grateful for.

OK, thank you everyone.xx