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School's strict rules led to boy's death - inquest
A school's strict rules contributed to the suicide of a 15-year-old boy and there is a risk of future deaths, a coroner had concluded.
An inquest at Exeter Coroner's Court heard Taylor Lee, a pupil at Ivybridge Community College, Devon, part of Westcountry Schools Trust, took his own life in November 2023.
Area coroner Alison Longhorn ruled the cause of Lee's death was suicide, but also concluded he struggled with what he perceived as unfair school sanctions.
Longhorn is preparing a rare Prevention of Future Deaths report. These are made when a coroner identifies circumstances which create a risk of future deaths.
The report will require action to be taken to prevent harm.
Lee, from Plymouth, died weeks after he complained publicly about the school's introduction of stricter rules about being on time for lessons.
Ivybridge Community College uses a system of what it described as "reset" and "reflection" - by which pupils are separated from their classmates for part or the whole of the school day.
If pupils arrived after the "late bell", they face being put in internal exclusion, sometimes known as "isolation".
Warning: this story contains references to suicide and self-harm
Before his death, Lee posted on a Facebook page for parents his concerns about the behaviour policy at Ivybridge Community College.