The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers commissioned consultancy Perpetuity to carry out research into tackling gang culture in schools. It found that schools were reluctant to take part in case they were stigmatised.
Chris Keates, general secretary of NASUWT, said: "It is clear that gang problems need to be acknowledged by schools to enable them to be tackled head on. There is a real danger that some schools will be tempted to conceal or fail to address such problems for fear the reputation of the school will suffer. This is a common problem in relation to many behaviour issues and has to be tackled by government."
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