The Enugu State Authorities has strongly condemned the bullying and bodily assault of a scholar on the state’s Federal Authorities School, calling it “deeply troubling and emotionally distressing.”
The state has additionally ordered a swift investigation, arrest, and prosecution of these concerned within the barbaric act.
In a public service announcement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Schooling, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, and made obtainable to journalists on Tuesday, the federal government emphasised its zero tolerance for bullying, abuse, and any type of dehumanising remedy in studying environments throughout the state, warning that there would all the time be penalties for such acts.
Noting that the incident occurred at a Federal Authorities School within the state, the assertion assured that the state authorities was in communication with the Federal Ministry of Schooling to make sure that acceptable sanctions had been utilized to each the errant college students and any college managers who failed of their duties.
The assertion reassured mother and father, college students, and members of the general public that the state authorities would all the time prioritise the protection and welfare of scholars, citing the report and big investments made by the Governor Peter Mbah Administration within the training sector as a dedication to making sure a secure and conducive studying ambiance.
“The Enugu State Authorities has zero tolerance for bullying and abuse in our faculties. The protection and welfare of our college students are paramount. The federal government is resolved to prosecute those that interact within the felony behaviour of bodily assaulting college students. Such immoral behaviour has no place in our educational environments, and those that interact in it should be able to face the implications,” the state assertion reads partially.
The state authorities additionally reminded all instructional establishments within the state of their function in making certain that the protection and well-being of scholars are given precedence, warning of dire penalties for harassment, intimidation, and violence, which violate the core values of respect, equality, and freedom for college kids.
Earlier on Monday, a brief video clip circulating on social media confirmed some college students of the Federal Authorities School, Enugu, participating in a bodily assault on one other scholar within the college hostel, which instantly elicited condemnation from each the state authorities and members of the general public.