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Monday, October 4th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Govt threatens to close down violence prone schools By Uche Nwosu, SpecialCorrespondent, Umuahia   Increasing wave of violence in schools in Abia State has drawn the ire of the government, which warned that it would shut down any school whose students engage in violent demonstration. Addressing the Old Boys Association of National High School, Aba, the Commissioner for Education, Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa, said government would not tolerate unruly behaviour from students, stating that it is only in an atmosphere of peace that genuine intellectual development could take place. He expressed regret at the level of violence in secondary schools, declaring that government would not build any structure in violence prone schools. The commissioner urged principals to endeavour to mete out appropriate punishment to incorrigible students. He said they would have failed in their duties if they allowed threat to life and vandalism to become the order of the day in schools. National President of the association, Chief Anab Atulomeh, praised the government for its efforts at ensuring discipline in the state school system and urged the government to ensure that the school is helped to regain its lost glory. Atulomeh said the association had launched an endowment fund to assist the school. He deplored a recent fight between students of the school and their counterparts in Umuaghai Secondary School, Aba that led to the burning down of the administrative block and laboratory of the National High School.The government has given assurance that it would soon provide additional laboratory equipment, books and other teaching and learning materials to allmodel schools. Mkpa gave this indication when the Old Students Association of Evangel High School, Umuahia visited him. He explained that it was in line with government�s emphasis on free and qualitative education and he asked old students of schools to support in building alma mater through the provision of modern teaching and learning aids. Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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