STILL four months away from his sixth birthday and already Barry Rossiter could be one of Kent's most unruly schoolboys.

Last month his mother, Emily, was asked to keep her son away from the classroom after just three days of the new term.

St Michael’s primary at Ashford was his third new school since September last year.

Before this permanent exclusion he had already been withdrawn from Hamstreet primary and suspended from Victoria Road primary, South Ashford, because of behavioural problems.

Barry’s record of misbehaviour includes biting and attacking other pupils, continually shouting and swearing at his teachers, refusing to do what he is told and disrupting lessons on a daily basis.

Miss Rossiter, 22, from Shadoxhurst, was told her boy was a 'serious risk to health and safety’ in a letter from his last school.

She believes her son suffers from attention deficit and hyperactive disorder (ADHD) but claims nobody is prepared to assess Barry or help him because he is from a travelling background.

“I accept he’s been disruptive, but I want the help,” she told the Kentish Express. "He is six in February and I don’t think he has been at school for more than a few days.

“He does need help, it’s not his fault he’s like it, but he hasn’t been assessed for ADHD.”

Barry’s case is now being tackled by a specialist Kent County Council travellers’ support unit, the admissions team, exclusions team and an educational psychologist. Depending on any appeals, the admissions team will now look to find Barry his fourth primary school.

Kent County Council spokesman Sarah Howe said: “It is very unusual for a child of Barry’s age to need three primary schools and be excluded from one of them in his first year.

“He has had no diagnosis by any health professional for having ADHD. It hasn’t been ruled out, but there is nothing to suggest he has it at the moment.

“The education system has not given up on him and want to get him in to school as soon as possible.”

She continued: “Unfortunately, Barry has not settled into school life. He has attended three primary schools in one year.

“He has been permanently excluded recently from his third school and this is never an easy decision by any school and Barry’s parents have the right to appeal this decision.

“Barry has been given one-to-one support from one of KCC’s specialist services and KCC will continue to work with Barry and his family to ensure he gets a good education and enjoys his time at school.”