The Anambra State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Upcoming Star International School, Awka over the alleged bullying of a seven-year-old pupil.
The state Commissioner for Education,
Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the state government acted based on a report that the pupil’s classmate allegedly broke her leg.
Chuma-Udeh said when the school’s proprietor was invited for questioning, it was discovered
that the school was not even approved to operate.
She said the pupil was bullied by her classmate which led to a broken leg.
The commissioner, however, urged parents to desist from sending their children and wards to unapproved schools.
She warned that proprietors of illegal schools would be handed over to law enforcement agents for contravening the laws of the state and will be prosecuted as soon as investigation is concluded .
