Osun state government has vowed to close down private schools that are not West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) registered.
It was gathered that such schools are planning to reopen under the cover of the partial reopening of schools to students in exit classes for the purpose of writing the West African Senior Secondary.
Recall that the Federal Government announced reopening for exit classes only in preparation for WAEC.
This was confirmed in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information & Civic Orientation Funke Egbemode.
It read, “The Osun state Government has it on good authority that some private schools are planning to reopen under the cover of the partial reopening of schools to students in exit classes for the purpose of writing the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
“Doing this would be illegal, an infraction and a flagrant disregard for the guidelines of both the State and Federal Government.”
She explained that the Federal Government has only approved neither the reopening of all schools nor the resumption of all students.
She further explained that the partial reopening applies only to schools that have registered for WASSCE, and students in SS3 classes who will be sitting for the exams beginning from August 17. By implication, only 188 schools and 13,177 students that have been duly registered for WASSCE in Osun State and are licensed by the State and Federal Government’s guidelines.
Egbemode said any private school not registered for WASSCE, found operating under the cover of the partial reopening, will face the full force of the law.
