Parents in Abuja’s satellite towns are voicing serious concerns as mushroom private schools continue to spring up in large numbers. While these schools promise quality education, many parents insist they are nothing more than businesses disguised as schools.
Investigations reveal that several of these schools employ underqualified teachers, some with only SSCE certificates, and pay them meager salaries between ₦20,000 and ₦30,000. Despite charging high fees, many of the schools lack basic facilities such as libraries, laboratories, and conducive classrooms.
Teachers are also complaining of being overworked and undervalued, with some admitting they only see the job as a means of survival rather than a profession to be proud of.
The situation, according to concerned parents, poses a grave danger: a generation of half-baked students.
The question remains: Are these schools truly committed to educating children, or are they simply running profitable businesses under the name of education?
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