Abia state government has revealed that it will start arresting pupils not found in school during school hours and their parents who would be subsequently punished for not sending them to school from March 1, 2025
The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Elder Goodluck Ubochi, who revealed this on Tuesday said Abia Education Marshals, an education task-force, will hunt pupils not in school during school hours for arrest.
Ubochi spoke while taking questions from newsmen after a press conference ahead of Abia schools transformation programme launching on Feb.26.
He said the theme of the programme is “AbiaFIRST” which stands for “Fostering Innovation and Reform for School Transformation” in the state.
According to him, government would enforce school attendance by pupils because it has invested in giving them better education.
Ubochi said that the planned transformation of Abia schools through innovation would begin with 221 out of 1,600 schools.
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