Segregation regarded as radical option

THE British Government last night played down calls to consider teaching black boys in separate classes to help them improve their school grades.

Trevor Phillips, chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, said such a radical option may be the only way to stop so many black boys failing at school.

He also called for tougher action against black fathers, suggesting they could be denied access to their sons if they refuse to attend school parents’ evenings.