Graduation parties or extortion by other means

*Students, pupils pay thousands, go home with plastic items, others
*Be considerate, NAPTAN tells school owners
*States ban events
By Adesina Wahab
In the days of yore, the academic session was brought to a close with Prize Giving Day, during which pupils and students would also present drama sketches and playlets, principally to teach morals. Such events were held at no cost to parents and guardians; rather, some pupils and students who excelled would go home with prizes.
Now, the situation has changed, especially with private schools that have grown huge in number across the country. End-of-session or graduation parties now hold, as well as end-of-the-year parties.
The parti...