Ogun State Govt Reads Riot Act To Schools Over Corporal Punishment

Schools in Ogun State have been warned to desist from using corporal punishment as a method of correcting children to avoid being sanctioned.

The State ‘s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu who gave the warning in Abeokuta at a meeting with the management staff of a private Nursery and Primary School, at Iyesi-Ota,area of the state, during which the issue of a three-year old child that was beaten on the back of her leg by a teacher in the school, on October 28th, 2021 was addressed.

The Commissioner stressed that the government would continue to frown at any corrective action that would inflict injury or pains on any child, and warned that government would not condone actions that would drag the name of the State in the mud.

Professor Arigbabu, while highlighting some of the negative effects of corporal punishment, such as reducing the level of a child’s confidence and sometimes leading to death,advised that schools should work in tandem with the vision of the present administration, by being 21st century compliant in teaching and learning methods.

Also speaking the duo of Executive Director of the school, Mr. Olu Akinlabi and the Head teacher, Mrs. Ayoola Olusola who apologized for the incident, revealed that the school had taken some steps to meet with the parents of the child to tender their unreserved apology, and have also placed the erring teacher on suspension.