education

America’s communities and neighborhoods are also politically and culturally segregated, with values and ways of living that correlate with income and education.

Speaking to BBC West, Mr McNeillie warned persistent absence deprives children not just of a good education but of the opportunity to build social skills.

It said they did not receive the help they needed in lessons, received a high number of suspensions and "do not experience a good enough education".

As well as getting the personal views from the young people and parents, the trial could measure actual real life changes, such as time spent in education and time spent with family and friends.

The SG functioned like a state, with a prime minister, ministries and local departments overseeing sectors such as education, health and reconstruction, while maintaining a religious council guided by Sharia, or Islamic law.