Schools may be open to legal action if they do not do more to help boys catch up with girls, according to a report commissioned by the Scottish Executive.

Currently girls outperform boys at every stage in their education.

The study said schools and local authorities should give specific attention to the issue in light of forthcoming legislation on equality.

But the executive insisted there would be no question of prosecutions as long as children had equal opportunities.

Researchers at Glasgow and Strathclyde universities found that gender issues were often becoming “lost or fudged” within a school’s broader approach to social inclusion.

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