LONDON, July 12 (UPI) -- A study on Britain's school drop-put problem says working-class students are forced to quit because of peer pressure and drugs.
The study by researchers at London Metropolitan University said these students also have to struggle with being "looked down" on by society.
As a result, the report says, the students get put off staying in schools and look for jobs to support their life styles, the Guardian reported Tuesday.
Girls seek to emulate strong and independent female role models and find themselves in trouble at schools for being too confrontational or "mouthy."
Boys who compete to act tough or hard are behaving in a "hyper-confident" way which leaves them trailing behind as they are unwilling to ask teachers for help, the study said.
The students, who participated in the study, were all described as working class. They said the area where they lived was inhibiting their prospects of doing well at school because of too many distractions.
