The disturbances in Welsh schools are likely to be investigated by a committee set up by the Welsh Office to investigate behavioural difficulties among Welsh schoolchildren.
Ronald Kershaw writes: Pupil power in the North appeared to wave yesterday and education officials seemed to think the advent of the Easter break was largely responsible. Leeds education department said that on Wednesday four Leeds schools had disturbances, but yesterday only one incident was reported.
About twenty pupils refused to return to school after the lunch break but were quickly persuaded by teachers to return.
Head teachers at the trouble sports earlier in the week identified pupils who were known trouble-makers. Most were due to leave school today and it was thought they were having a last defiant fling before leaving.