Revealed: UK schools dividing on race lines

A remarkable picture of how Britain is ’sleepwalking’ towards US-style segregation of schools along racial lines is highlighted today by government figures that reveal many towns are developing schools that are overwhelmingly white, Asian or black.

A majority of pupils in many areas of the country - particularly in deprived former mill towns in the north of England - have little contact with children from different ethnic backgrounds, even though they live in close proximity.

The figures are bound to raise fresh concerns about the phenomenon of ‘white flight’, where some families move area to remove their children from schools where there is an intake is predominantly Asian children. The split in communities can also lead to increased racial tensions.

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Revealed: UK schools dividing on race lines
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