Lagos bans parties, social functions in public schools
The
Deputy Governor of the State, Dr. Mrs Idiat Oluranti Adebule who
disclosed this while briefing the media on the strategic focus of
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration on education for 2016, said
the Governor had directed that schools should no longer be used for
social functions.
She said:
“The Governor has directed that schools will no longer be used for social activities any longer. We want to implore members of the public to report any school that violates this directive and we would ensure that defaulting schools are sanctioned accordingly.”Adebule, who also oversees the Ministry of Education, said the state government was putting a searchlight on the standard of education in the private schools, saying it will no longer be business as usual for such schools that undermine best practices.
She
said as a first step, the government will engage with private school
owners and proprietors to intimate them on the action plan of the
present administration towards improving the standard of education,
saying that though government is willing to partner with private
schools, they must also be willing to adhere strictly to the acceptable
standard.
“Much as private schools are partners in the sector, we would not fold our hands and watch the standard flopped. Some schools even operate without registering with the government. We want to urge such schools to do the right thing or government will have no choice but to do what it has to do,” she said.
Earlier,
Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh,
while giving a detailed presentation on the policy thrust of Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration for the education sector, said the
state government intends to construct the biggest digital library.
He
said the government was already at the planning stage of the library,
while the actual establishment of the project would commence in the next
quarter of the year.
He
said the state government will build 10 new model schools with state of
the art facilities, while two new technical colleges will be built in
the course of the year in areas where such facilities are urgently
needed.
On
the Ibile Tablets, Bank Olemoh said 324,000 tablets to Senior Secondary
School students, adding that plans have been concluded to register all
students in both public and private schools in the state under the Lagos
State Student Personal Administration Number (LASPIN) project to aid
proper planning.
On
the free meal in schools project, he said the state government is
currently perfecting its framework for the eventual take off, saying
that the project is expected to on the one hand, enhance the learning
capacity of the pupils and on the other, boost the economy of the state.
HABIB ARUNA
CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
JANUARY 26, 2016.
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