A controversial race relations campaigner has called for the creation of "black schools" to "stem the avalanche of educational failure and the descent into violent gang culture".
Lee Jasper, who advised former London Mayor Ken Livingstone on equalities, said it was time the black community ran its own schools, with black teachers and black governors.
He said black schools and colleges could prove to be a "beacon of excelle
nce" for the black community. Mr Jasper said Jewish, Muslim and Hindu communities already had their own schools.
And he accused the "liberal community" of dismissing the idea of black schools, while failing to address "institutional racism" within education.
The comments come after a study suggested that black Caribbean students were less likely to be entered for higher-tier science and maths exams because of low teacher expectations.
The study, by Dr Steve Strand at Warwick University, noted that black Caribbean pupils are among those more likely to be excluded from school, or have special educational needs.
Mr Jasper said: "I am not arguing here for a BNP-style 'apartheid education system'. I am talking about the vision of establishing inclusive beacons of black academic excellence." Black schools would be open to all races but would be "focused in terms of ethos, ethics and curriculum to the needs of our children".
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