The Anambra State Government has sanctioned seven private schools for violating its ban on graduation parties and ordered them to refund all monies collected from parents within one month or face immediate closure.
According to information obtained from the website of the state Ministry of Education on Sunday, the directive was issued by the Commissioner for Education, Dr Ekene Ogugua, during a meeting with proprietors of the affected schools.
Ogugua said the government had intensified enforcement of its policy against unauthorised levies and graduation celebrations in schools across the state.
He directed the affected schools to refund all monies collected from parents for graduation parties and submit verifiable evidence of the refunds to the Ministry of Education within one month.
He said, “Schools must refund all monies collected from parents for graduation parties within one month and submit verifiable evidence of the refunds to the Ministry of Education.
“Any school
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