Kaduna State Government,
yesterday, expressed concern over the desertion of schools by primary
school pupils after taking the free meal offered them. The pupils have
developed the habit of leaving school immediately after the free meal
under the guise of going to drink water..
The concern was expressed by the state's Commissioner for
Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Shehu Adamu while speaking to
newsmen in Kaduna yesterday.
He
appealed to parents to ensure that children stay back in school after
their free meal, so as not to jeopardize the programme. The commissioner
stressed that the programme was introduced in order to encourage school
enrolment, attendance and retention.
"The
main goal of the school feeding programme is to attract out-of-school
children to school and keep them in class for them to acquire education
and better their lives. We will not allow a situation where childre will
just come to school and leave the moment they finish eating their
meals; if it is about water, we have asked parents to provide water for
their children. Therefore, parents have a responsiblity of ensuring that
the children do not only come to school on time, but remain in school
till closing hours"
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