He explained that two schools each in the three senatorial zones of the state have been selected for the new boarding approach, which he hoped would increase the quality of education in the state and inculcate a sense of belonging and brotherhood which he said could ensure lasting harmonious co-existence among citizens of the state.
But an separate interviews with the guardian an the planned policy thrust, chairman of Ebonyi Governorship candidates forum, Mr. Anthony Okah and the director of Holy Ghost secondary of schools, Abakaliki Dr Phillip C Okoh, expressed different perspectives to the new policy.
Okah said “ first of all I want to say that there is no doubt that the entire educational system needs a policy change if you are changing a policy you must consult the people, consult the national union teachers , parents teacher association as well as proprietors of schools, you need to find out why the boarding school system collapsed in the first instance.
These and many more was said concerning the boarding school system policy. He went further to frown at the N700 million set aside to rehabilitate infrastructure for the policy change, saying that if would not deal objectively with the attendant dangers, he also pointed out that most parents would not agree to their children staying in boarding houses especially the girls for fear of immorality, and also that “acolody living close to a school would put his child in a boarding house”.
However in spite of Okah’s negative perception of the boarding system, the proprietor of holy ghost secondary school Dr Okoh said boarding system remains the real side of schooling pointing out that if confers high responsibility on both the teachers and students.
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