The Anambra State Government has warned that students who fail to attend school on Mondays risk a one-week suspension as part of measures to enforce full academic activities across the state.

The Commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, issued the warning while addressing the management of Mount Olive Schools and Spring Field Academy, GRA Onitsha, during a meeting at her office on Wednesday.

Chuma-Udeh explained that the directive followed instructions from the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, aimed at ensuring strict compliance with the government’s policy on Monday school attendance.

According to her, any student absent from school on Mondays without valid justification would face disciplinary action, including a one-week suspension. She urged school authorities to ensure adherence to the directive and encourage parents to support the policy.

“This measure is in line with the state government’s resolve to ensure full resumption of academic activities on Mondays across Anambra,” she said, stressing that schools must enforce the rule to sustain learning.

The two schools were summoned by the Ministry of Education to explain alleged non-compliance with the directive. While the management of Mount Olive Schools reported improvement in attendance, Spring Field Academy said some parents were still reluctant to send their children to school on Mondays.

Both institutions, however, pledged to intensify efforts to ensure that students attend classes regularly at the beginning of the week.

Meanwhile, the state Ministry of Education, through the Examination Development Centre, has conducted the 2026 Transition Placement Examination for pupils across the state.

Chuma-Udeh said she monitored the exercise alongside the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Ifeoma Agbaizu, at centres including Nnamdi Azikiwe University Demonstration School, Igwebeze Primary School and Igwebuike Grammar School in Awka.