As schools re-open for second term in the 2023/2024 academic year, some proprietors in Lagos State have solicited the maximum cooperation of parents in improving their wards’ performances.
They said no matter how hard teachers worked on students, their parents’ involvement in their training would be needed to achieve the desired results.
They spoke in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Lagos.
Mrs Adebola Olubodun, the principal of Grimes International College, Riverview Estate, Suberu Oje, Alagbado, Lagos, told NAN that the cooperation of parents was important.
“Parents and guardians are doing well but there is room for improvement. We expect their maximum cooperation in our efforts to add value to students’ moral, academic and spiritual lives.
“As we start this term, we also want the very best from students; their determination and concentration are highly expected, while discipline and academic excellence remain our watchwords,” she said.
The principal expressed satisfaction at the turnout of students and teachers on the first day of the new term.
“We have a tradition of organising a resumption test for students which attracts scores, and their performances count at the end of the term,” she added.
Also, Mrs Gloria Chukwuma-Okoh, Proprietress of Gap Fillers Academy, Agboju, appealed to parents to create time to monitor activities of their children, particularly their academics.
She said that many students in primary and secondary schools were, sometimes, nonchalant about their studies and required supervision both at school and home.
According to Chukwuma-Okoh, parents should always check their children’s books and other materials to keep them on their toes.
The proprietress said that there was the need for school authorities to consider payments of school fees in instalments to reduce financial burden on parents and avoid students’ continued stay at home due to non-payment of school fees.
Mrs Badejo Christiana, Director/Principal of Iponri Estate Senior High School, praised Lagos State Government for the deployment of personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to public schools for improved security.
Mr Atoyebi Yekini, Principal, Jibril Martin Memorial Grammar School, Iponri, told NAN that studies started in the school on first day of the new term.
The Head Teacher of Ijero Baptist Primary school, Abule Nla, Iponri, Mrs Kehinde Subair applauded Lagos State Government for ongoing renovation of the school’s buildings.
She appealed for more teachers and furniture for improved teaching and learning.
