Over many years, realtors, the local newspaper, private pre-schools, and the rumor mill have steered middle class families away from the public schools.
Most of the advanced divisions of the primary schools became junior secondaries, where students received a vocationally orientated education until the age of 14.
Statewide, 36 percent of eighth graders in urban schools were at risk of dropping out compared to 8 percent of students in suburban/rural school districts, according to the index.
There, about 60 members of the squadron were placed in training schools for three weeks while the remainder performed guard duty and camp maintenance duty.
The lodge helps support an adjoining game reserve and operates a trust that has been responsible for the construction of five schools and a maternity clinic, among other developments.
