The Imo State Government has announced an immediate ban on graduation parties for kindergarten, nursery and Junior Secondary School, saying the measure will reduce financial burdens on parents and redirect attention to the academic development of children.
The Commissioner for Education, Bernard Ikegwuoha, made this known in a memo addressed to parents, guardians and stakeholders in the state’s education sector.
ikegwuoha also directed school proprietors to stop the annual change of textbooks, saying that it is financially draining and destabilizing for families.
He says that the decision forms part of a new policy designed to promote a more focused and efficient education system that benefits students, parents and the wider society.