C’River Shuts 38 Unapproved Schools in Expanded Education Sector Crackdown
The Cross River Government says it has shutdown no fewer than 58 unapproved schools in Calabar South, Calabar Municipality, Odukpani, and Yakurr Local Government Areas of the state.
The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Stephen Odey, who made the disclosure in Calabar on Saturday, said the ministry's department of Quality Assurance, has intensified crackdown on schools operating without Approval To Operate (ATO) across the state.
Odey noted that the exercise is part of the state government’s ongoing efforts to sanitise the education sector, enforce compliance with established regulations, and ensure acceptable standards for teaching and learning.
He further explained that the exercise was aimed at protecting learners and ensuring that schools operated in safe, conducive, and properly regulated environments.
Odey stressed that the government would not compromise the standards required for operating educational institutions in the state.
He explained that the exercise was not intended to witch-hunt school proprietors but to ensure that all schools met the prescribed requirements for establishing and managing educational institutions.
The commissioner urged proprietors of unapproved schools to regularise their operations by obtaining the necessary approval, warning that any school sealed by the government and reopened without authorisation would face appropriate sanctions.
He said the enforcement exercise would continue across the state’s 18 local government areas until the objectives of the ongoing education sector cleanup were achieved.
According to him, the exercise would be sustained across the state to strengthen quality assurance, protect learners, and uphold the integrity of the education sector."
Source: NAN
