The Parent-Teacher Association of your school has decided to transform the school into a single-sex school. As the Senior Prefect, write a letter to the Cha...

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Unity High School,
P.O. Box 45,
Enugu.
10 July, 2026.

The Chairman,
Parent-Teacher Association,
Unity High School,
Enugu.

Dear Sir,

OBJECTION TO THE PLAN TO CONVERT OUR SCHOOL INTO A SINGLE-SEX SCHOOL

On behalf of the entire student body, and in my capacity as the Senior Prefect, I write with the greatest respect to express our disagreement with the Association's recent decision to transform our school into a single-sex institution. Please permit me to give three reasons for our position.

In the first place, our school has thrived as a mixed school for many years. Boys and girls have studied, competed and excelled together, and our academic record is among the best in the state. To divide the school now would disrupt this proven success and unsettle both students and teachers with no clear benefit.

Secondly, a mixed school prepares us for the real world. After school we shall live and work in a society where men and women cooperate daily. Learning side by side teaches us mutual respect, confidence and good manners in the company of the opposite sex, lessons that a single-sex school cannot offer so naturally.

Thirdly, the change would place a heavy burden on families. Many students would have to transfer to distant schools, incurring extra transport costs, longer journeys and greater risks, while some might have to leave friends and familiar teachers behind at a crucial stage of their education.

We therefore appeal, most humbly, that the Association reconsider this decision and allow our school to remain co-educational. We are confident that, with continued discipline and good supervision, the school will keep rising in excellence.

Thank you for giving our views your kind attention.

Yours faithfully,
Emeka Okafor
(Senior Prefect)