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Abstract
Parental separation, impacts the young people’s behavior in the school environment, peer group and even in the society at large. The study ascertains impact of parental separation on the education of girl child in Emohua Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. Four research objectives and two hypotheses were developed. Primary and secondary data were used in the production of this research work. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection in this study. The multi-stage cluster sampling was used in this study. Descriptive statistics such as percentages, the frequency tables was used in describing the respondents while chi-square (x2), was used to test all hypotheses. The study also revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship (P<.000) between respondents’ educational status of respondents and their perceived notion that girl child from separated homes are likely to drop out of school. It also revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship (P<.000) between age and perception of children from separated homes, experience grade repetition. It was recommended that seminars and conferences should be organized to sensitize parents on the need for adequate education Government and NGOs should organized enlightenment campaign on dangers of parental separation among others.