Despite the fact that most of the Somali pupils in Camden were born in the UK, and would achieved competency in verbal English, they are reported to be underperforming academically. Different factors are no doubt contributing to this fact, however, there is concern that truancy related problems could be a major cause of this underachievement among Somali students in Camden. This is because researchers have long established, and continue to demonstrate, strong links between low achievement and truancy. Although this report is from the UK, U.S schools are working with similar challenges. (Description from source)
