Afrigather The mom of a Senior Secondary College scholar, Mrs Becky Folorunso, has cried out for justice after the Principal of Pholex Non-public College, Ebute-Meta in Lagos, allegedly brutalised her son for not writing class notes.
In an interview with PUNCH Metro on Friday, Folorunso stated that was not the primary time her son, Adam, can be flogged in such method by the principal, Adewale Adetona.
Bruises suspected to be from whips may very well be seen on the boy’s again from footage made obtainable to our correspondent.
The troubled mom stated whereas she had scolded her son and warned him to be writing his class notes, beating her youngster to that extent was uncalled for.
She known as on related authorities of the Lagos State Authorities, significantly the State Common Fundamental Schooling Board to intervene within the matter.
Folorunso stated, “He’s a playful son, however he isn’t a nasty boy. He got here residence a number of days in the past and advised me ‘Mummy, this beating is an excessive amount of.’ He confirmed me his again and I noticed bruises. However not like this very one. He stated it was as a result of he didn’t write one notice. I scolded him and warned him to all the time write his notes.
“However when he got here residence on Thursday, Could 25, he cried, ‘Mummy, I can’t take this any longer.’ When he eliminated his uniform and confirmed me his again, I used to be shocked and requested what occurred to him. He stated it was as a result of he didn’t full his Social Research notes.”
She stated her son advised the principal to test nicely, however he wouldn’t take heed to him. She stated the principal started flogging the boy. “I heard he (the principal) stated he knew me, however realizing me doesn’t imply he ought to kill my youngster,” the mom stated.
Persevering with, Folorunso recalled that she had been planning to withdraw the boy from the varsity following tales of alleged inhuman therapy being meted out to college students earlier than the incident.
“I didn’t find out about all these tales earlier than we registered him. How can they be working a non-public studying setting as if it’s a public faculty the place issues like this go unpunished?” she queried.
When contacted, the varsity principal, Adetona, stated he didn’t beat the kid unjustly.
Talking with our correspondent by way of a telephone name on Friday, he stated he was checking all the scholars’ notes to know a few of them who weren’t writing updated.
Adetona stated, “I’m a father or mother, I don’t beat unjustly. I do know the mom very nicely. I seen the boy doesn’t have a notice in any respect. I simply resumed the workplace (within the faculty) not fairly lengthy (in the past). I’m looking out their total notes one after the opposite to know these that aren’t doing nicely. A number of complaints (have) come from lecturers and several other warnings asking the boy to alter.
“I needed to beat him yesterday (Thursday). I’ve been warning them for over two weeks to go and replace their notes.”
He stated the final time the boy introduced his faculty charges, he was the one which gave him N500 to go and pay via the Level of Sale machine in order that he wouldn’t lose the cash whereas making an attempt to go to the financial institution. “I’d not beat him unjustly,” he reiterated.
On his half, the varsity’s proprietor, Mr Foluso Akomolafe, condemned the beating of the coed and apologised to the mom.
He stated though the boy was not writing notes, there have been different means to self-discipline a scholar.
“He (the principal) warned him (the coed) that he shouldn’t do this once more, that he should be sure he copies notes,” Akomolafe added, saying the varsity charge paid by the dad and mom was like a waste if the coed was not writing notes.
“I blamed the principal. As a lot as you are attempting to right the boy, you need to all the time take it simple with them, they’re kids. No matter corrective measures you wish to put in place, you shouldn’t be flogging,” the proprietor advised PUNCH Metro.
Suggesting different methods to self-discipline a scholar, he stated the coed may very well be punished or suspended as an alternative of flogging such a baby.
“What the boy did was dangerous however then he may very well be requested to kneel or invite the father or mother. He was sorry about it and apologised to the mom.
“The college doesn’t allow flogging as a result of the Lagos State Authorities doesn’t need us to flog any youngster, irrespective of the offence. We don’t help flogging. He (the principal) is a brand new individual and had barely spent a month or two with us,” he added.
