School sex assault boy to return

A 14-year-old boy expelled for indecently assaulting two girls at school has been allowed back by governors.

The boy grabbed one girl's breasts and refused to let go until one of her friends came to the rescue. The victim was so distressed that she tried to commit suicide.

He later ripped down another girl's trousers.

The headmaster permanently excluded him from the Nottingham comprehensive but the boy - who cannot be named for legal reasons - appealed to the governors, who said he should be allowed to return.

In a youth court the teenager later admitted indecent assault. He was put on the sex offenders register for two years and fined £55.

The head told the Sun newspaper: "I believe the governors acted in good faith, but they were wrong to let him back in. I believe that what he did merited nothing less than permanent exclusion."

The chairman of the governors said: "Education is a right for everyone."