KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN 12 PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR NOT HAVING CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENTS

The Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority on Monday, shut down 12 private schools in Kaduna metropolis.

Hajiya Umma-K Ahmad, the Director-General, said that the schools were closed for not registering with the state government and for lack of conducive environment for learning.

According to her, education was supposed to be holistic; not only cognitive, saying that a child was supposed to be developed in all aspects.

She noted that the Authority was not witch-hunting any school noting that any private school, discovered not to follow the standard would also be closed.

Ahmad urged the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) to enlighten their members on the need to register with the government.

On his part, the team leader of the assessment team which went round the schools, Ado Usman-Garba, said that the state government was undertaking reforms in the education sector and private schools were not left behind in the reform.

He urged operators of private schools to comply with all standard procedures laid down by KSSQAA.

While speaking, Mr Emanuel Alalade, Chairman NAPPS Sabon Tasha zone, stated that the duty of the association was to make sure all regulations, with regards to running schools, were followed.

He mentioned that most of the shutdown schools were not part of the association, and were running their schools as they pleased.