Bishop orders closure of unapproved Catholic schools in Ebonyi

By Jeff Agbodo

Abakaliki — The Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has ordered the contiguous closure of each unapproved Catholic schools operating nether its authority.

In a connection issued connected behalf of the Bishop, Most Rev. Peter Chukwu, the Director of Catholic Education, Rev. Fr. Edward Inyanwachi, directed schoolhouse managers to unopen down specified schools without delay.

The Diocese stressed that nary diocesan schoolhouse is permitted to run wrong religion buildings oregon parish halls. Parents whose children are affected were advised to enroll them successful adjacent approved schools.

The directive besides instructed schoolhouse managers to guarantee an orderly refund of fees already paid by parents and to formally disengage teachers employed successful the affected schools.

Fr. Inyanwachi explained that the pugnacious stance was indispensable to comply with authorities regulations and to debar embarrassment that could originate from enforcement actions against amerciable schools.

“This is simply a wake-up telephone for america arsenic we prosecute successful the schoolhouse apostolate. We indispensable not bow to unit from parents oregon guardians but alternatively travel owed process for establishing schools with capable backing and due planning,” the connection read.

The Education Department further directed that each documents and fiscal records relating to the affected schools beryllium submitted to the diocesan Education Office. Additionally, each funds belonging to the closed schools are to beryllium deposited successful Umunnachi Microfinance Bank, with statements of relationship attached to the submitted documents.

The Diocese emphasized that strict compliance with the directive is mandatory.

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