Schools can’t force parents to buy books, uniforms from them — LASG

The Lagos State Government has reminded parents and guardians of their user rights, saying schools should not unnecessarily compel them to bargain approved books, uniforms and stationery straight from the schoolhouse erstwhile equivalent items are reasonably disposable from different suppliers.

The government, done the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency, LASCOPA, issued the statement, Sunday, arsenic schools hole to reopen, urging parents and guardians to cognize their rights and study cases of user extortion concerns.

According to the agency, parents are often fixed lists of books, stationery and uniforms aft completing the admittance process for their children.

However, a concern whitethorn originate wherever the aforesaid approved and equivalent items are disposable astatine different store astatine a little price.

LASCOPA noted that parents and guardians should mostly beryllium escaped to determine wherever to acquisition specified items erstwhile equivalent approved products are reasonably disposable elsewhere.

The bureau illustrated a concern wherever a genitor decides to acquisition the required books oregon uniforms from different supplier, lone to beryllium told by the school, “No. You indispensable bargain them from us. We do...