The government of Igbo-Etiti Local Council of Enugu State has threatened to sanction any private school found to be complying with the illegal sit-at-home order on Mondays.
The Council, therefore, urged parents and guardians to release their children/wards to attend schools on Mondays. This is as it assured that adequate security had been put in place to ensure their safety.
This was contained in a statement by the Chairman, Public Schools Supervision Committee, PSSC, Dr Amadi Aroh. He stated this, during a meeting with proprietors of private schools in Ogbede Igbo-Etiti on Tuesday.
According to him, the warning was in line with the vision of the Council’s Chairman, Dr Eric Odo. He noted that the Chairman is ensuring that academic activities go on unhindered in both public and private schools in the area.
Aroh, therefore, expressed displeasure that private schools in Igbo-Etiti do not go to school on Mondays, months after the public schools had started.
He said, “The Local Government has successfully stopped sit-at-home in public schools.
“However, the private schools have not adjusted to the new reality, thus reducing the number of schooling days.
“From next week Monday, the PSSC will embark on monitoring. And any private school that fails to open will be shut down.
”The proprietor will be considered as saboteur to government’s effort to move education forward in Igbo-Etiti.
“Private schools must start unfailingly on Mondays. This is because the LGA and the State Ministry of Education will sanction any school that fails to comply with the order.”
The PSSC chairman also emphasized the importance of maintaining quality assurance in the teaching and learning in private schools.
He said, “The major aim of establishing a school, which is to transfer knowledge from one individual to another, must be sustained.
Speaking on behalf of other proprietors, Dominic Ngwu, acknowledged the efforts of the Council Chairman. This is as he praised the PSSC efforts to reposition education sector in Igbo-Etiti.
Ngwu, therefore, promised that proprietors of private schools in the area would comply with the order. He assured that they will reopen their schools on Mondays.
source: NAN