The Lagos State Government has made the pronouncement that, it would no longer overlook or tolerate teachers or schools that made use of the extra-one hour after the official closing hour for extra lessons , which are paid for by the pupils.
The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education , Jamiu Alli-Balogun, said this while inaugurating a block of classrooms and furniture at the Amuwo-Odofin Junior High School Complex.
Commissioner Alli-Balogun said, ‘’the extra –hour is for extra-curricular activities , therefore students must be encouraged to participate in some of these social activities and clubs’’.
Alli-Balogun expressed his displeasure at the practice where the first lesson in many public schools in Lagos State is often ‘’killed’’ by teachers ,threatening to deal with any teacher caught for dereliction of duties.
‘’ Do your job at the right time between 8am-2pmand leave the extra –hour either for reading or extra-curricular activities.’’
‘’We would no longer condone using that time for fee-paying extra-lessons in our schools;educaion is free in Lagos State, and nobody should be charging any fee for anything’’.