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Happy new year from all of us at CRACO

If this is true, then it's not only wrong but unlawful. It amounts to discrimination against children and a violation of their fundamental human rights as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution and Child Rights Act, 2003. Section 42(2) of the Constitution forbids subjecting a Nigerian citizen to any form of deprivation merely by reason of the circumstances of his birth. Section 10(1) of the Child Rights Act, 2003, states that: A child shall not be subjected to any form of discrimination merely by reason of his belonging to a particular community or ethnic group or by reason of his place of origin, s*x, religion or political opinion ".

Thus, subjecting a child to discrimination by reason of the fact that he belongs to a community of divorced parents infringes on the right of the child. It is unlawful and unacceptable. Any school that has such illegal policy, is indeed not a good school, and such school is advised and cautioned to immediately desist from such, or face the full wrath of the law.

Meanwhile, any person that knows this particular school in Lekki or any such school should contact CRACO at [email protected].

Today we were at OXVILLE SCHOOL, Meiran, Lagos state, to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child with the beautiful and brilliant students of the school. The theme for this year's commemoration is "Girls' Vision For the Future". International Day of the Girl Child is marked every year to recognize girls'rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. CRACO distributed enlightenment flyers to the students and donated different books to the school for the girls.