Adesola Sulaimon
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has banned public school teachers in the state from enrolling their children or wards in private schools.
He said the move was to encourage enrollment in state owned schools.
The ban was made known in a statement by the Head of Press and Information Services of SUBEB, Bisi Agboola,on Sunday, adding that the government was concerned about the low turnout in in enrollment into state owned elementary school despite its investments.
Also, confirming the development, the Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Victor Olabimtan affirmed that teachers enrolling their wards in private schools has led to a decline in enrollment in State-run primary schools.
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The statement reads “The government condemned in strong terms the attitude of some teachers taking their biological children to private schools and ruled that it has become an offence for any public-school teachers to take their wards to private schools.
“Ondo State government will not relent in its efforts at upgrading school standard as well as its personnel.
“It called on the Education Secretary in the 18 local government areas in the state not to hesitate in reporting any teacher found wanting in their duty post for possible sanction.”
