Zamfara bans signing-out activities in schools

The Zamfara State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has prohibited signing-out activities and related practices successful each acquisition institutions crossed the state, citing increasing concerns implicit pupil misconduct.

The directive was contained successful a circular issued connected Monday by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abdulmalik Abubakar Gajam, and copied to Governor Dauda Lawal, information agencies, schoolhouse authorities, and different applicable stakeholders.

According to the ministry, signing-out activities organised by final-year students person progressively go avenues for “gross misconduct, indecent behaviour, and different disturbing activities,” which contradict the motivation and world values upheld by the state’s acquisition system.

To code the trend, the ministry ordered the contiguous suspension of each signing-out activities successful schools.

It besides directed each institutions to convene mandatory meetings with stakeholders to guarantee due dissemination and enforcement of the directive. Parents and guardians were further advised to caution their children ...