SUBEB: It is an offense for public school teachers to enroll their wards in private schools.
The Ondo State government over the weekend declared it is now an offense for public school teachers across the state to enroll their wards in private schools.
Mr. Victor Olabimtan, Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Ondo State, made this known following the diminishing population of pupils in public primary schools across the state.
Bisi Agboola, the Head of Press and Information Services of the board, said in a statement that the state government was worried over the development, despite its investment in primary education in the state.
The statement reads: “Mr. Olabimtan noted that the teachers will, henceforth, be held responsible for any drop in schools’ enrolment.
“The SUBEB chairman condemned in strong terms the attitude of some teachers taking their biological children to private schools and ruled that it has become an offense for any public school teachers to take their wards to private schools.
“Olabimtan said Ondo state government will not relent in its efforts at upgrading school standards as well as its personnel”.
“He called on the Education Secretary in the 18 Local government areas not to hesitate at reporting any teacher found wanting in their duty post for possible sanction”.
“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.”
