Over 600 illegal nursery, primary schools closed down in Osun, says govt Over 600 illegal nursery, primary schools closed down in Osun, says govt
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The Osun State government says it has closed down more than 600 nursery and primary schools operating without minimum standard requirements in the state.
The Commissioner for Education, Mr Folorunsho Bamisayemi, said this during an inter-ministerial news conference organised by the Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation on Wednesday in Osogbo, the state capital.
Bamisayemi said that the closure of the schools was part of the state government’s effort to sanitise the sector.
He said: “We have declared a war on mushroom schools. We have zero-tolerance for quacks in the system and schools that do not meet the required standard.
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The Osun government says it has shut more than 600 nursery and primary schools operating without minimum standard requirements in the state.
The Commissioner for Education, Folorunsho Bamisayemi, said this during an inter-ministerial news conference organised by the Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation on Wednesday in Osogbo.
Mr Bamisayemi said the closure of the schools was part of the state government’s effort to sanitise the sector.
“We have declared a war on mushroom schools,” he said. “We have zero tolerance for quacks in the system and schools that do not meet the required standard.”
“We know the danger of mushroom schools, because once the education foundation of a child is destroyed, it becomes difficult to build a solid structure on it.”
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