Anthony Iwuoma
The Ondo State Government has told public school teachers in the state that it is now an offence for them to enroll their children and wards in private schools.
The Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in the state, Mr. Victor Olabimtan, explained that the practice was responsible for the declining enrollment in state-run primary schools.
In a statement issued by the Head of Press and Information Services of SUBEB, Bisi Agboola, the government said it was concerned about the situation despite huge investments in primary education in the state.
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Agboola stated that the chairman told the head teachers from all the three senatorial districts of the state at a meeting that he was displeased with the situation.
“Hon. Olabimtan highlighted that the teachers will henceforth be held accountable for any decline in enrollment in schools,” he added.
The SUBEB boss lambasted some teachers who are taking their children to private schools, saying it had become an offence for public school teachers to take their wards to private schools.
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The statement noted, “Olabimtan said Ondo State Government will not relent in its efforts at upgrading school standard, as well as its personnel.
“The chairman, therefore, charged the teachers to buckle up and do the needful in the area of enrollment drive and shun any act of indolence.”
It also disclosed that following the approval of the state government, primary school teachers can now advance to level-16 status, just like their civil service counterparts.