Campaigners say impressionable youngsters are repeating in the classroom what they hear from their parents and right-wing figures in the media.  They say impressionable youngsters are repeating in the classroom what they hear from their parents and right-wing figures in the media. In total, 11,619 children were suspended for racist behaviour in 2023 – up 25% on the previous 12 months, and equivalent to almost 60 suspensions a day.