According to recent data, hundreds of children were expelled from school last year for carrying firearms, including young ones as young as four.
In addition to 541 expulsions, 7,763 students were suspended for bringing weapons like knives and BB guns to school.
Four-year-olds enter the reception class, where fourteen children were suspended for bringing in dangerous things.
Other offensive items include spray cans with lighters used as flame throwers and pencil sharpener blades.
In Tower Hamlets, East London, cases of children using knives, scissors, screwdrivers, furniture, and a BB gun have been reported, according to information acquired via a freedom of information request by The Sun on Sunday.
According to Rotherham Council in South Yorkshire, two students damaged a school with baseball bats and one student brandished a knife at a member of staff.
In Redcar and Cleveland, a pupil was suspended for possessing a penknife.
The level of violence in and around certain schools, according to Christopher McGovern of the Campaign for Real Education, is startling.
Exclusions are a crucial component of behavior management, according to a representative for the Education Department.