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By Ehigimetor Igbaugba<\/p>\n
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 (LGAs) of the state.<\/p>\n
The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Stephen Odey, disclosed on Saturday in Calabar.<\/p>\n
According to him, the ministry\u2019s Department of Quality Assurance has intensified crackdown on schools operating without Approval To Operate (ATO) across the state.<\/p>\n
He noted that the exercise was part of the state\u2019s \u00a0ongoing efforts to sanitise the education sector, enforce compliance with established regulations, and ensure acceptable standards for teaching and learning.<\/p>\n
The commissioner further explained that the exercise was aimed at protecting learners and ensuring that schools operated in safe, conducive and properly regulated environments.<\/p>\n
Odey stressed that the government would not compromise the standards required for operating educational institutions in the state.<\/p>\n
The commissioner explained that the exercise was not intended to witch-hunt school proprietors, but rather, ensure that all schools met the prescribed minimal requirements for establishing and managing educational institutions.<\/p>\n
He 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.<\/p>\n
According to him, \u00a0the enforcement exercise will \u00a0continue across the state\u2019s 18 LGAs, until the objectives of the sector\u2019s ongoing cleanup are achieved.<\/p>\n
Odey added that the exercise would be sustained across the state, in order to strengthen quality assurance, protect learners, as well as uphold the integrity of the education sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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