A total of 30,000 out-of-school children have been kitted and returned to schools in Lagos State, between 2024 and date, Tolani Alli-Balogun, Commissioner for Basic Education, has disclosed.
Alli-Balogun revealed this on Tuesday while briefing newsmen to mark the second year of the second tenure of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.
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According to the commissioner, the students were reintegrated into various schools across the state in line with the belief of the government that every child has a right to quality education.
The commissioner also disclosed that a total of 407 primary and secondary schools were established by the government within the period under review to accommodate the increasing number of pupils and students in Lagos.
He further noted that principals and vice principals across schools in the state have now been mandated to teach for six and eight periods weekly, respectively, and this must be reflected in the schools’ timetables.
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He stressed the need for teachers in the state to change their mindset towards leadership and to maintain discipline in schools.
“In the same vein, the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) have been charged to be more effective in discharging its statutory responsibilities and will be expected to forward uncoloured reports of cases of truancy, sexual molestation, absenteeism, negligence to duty, and all untoward conducts on the part of teachers,†the commissioner said.
