Sydney’s South-West was the only government school district in NSW to record lowered suspensions between 2018 and 2019, according to the NSW Department of Education. Total school suspensions amongst K-12 students fell from 10,504 to 8,011 in the district – while the state total increased from 69,990 to 74,455. As a result of the 23.7% reduction, the district vacated its ranking as the second-highest suspending district in NSW – a position it had held since 2005. Loading… For learning and wellbeing officer for the Department of Education (DoE) Mitchell Kay, the reduction was part of a “regional effort triggered…