The Commissioner for Education Mrs Folasade Adefisayo made
this appeal while welcoming students, teachers and school administrators to the
beginning of a New Year and Second Term of 2021/2022 school session in Lagos
State.
She directed school administrators to ensure exposure of
students to danger within the school premises are neutralized while identified
possible dangers outside the walls of the schools are escalated to appropriate
state safety and enforcement agencies through prescribed channels.
Adefisayo reiterated her charge to school administrators
“devise appropriate strategies to advance teacher/student interaction in order
to gain an insight and expose negative tendencies before they metamorphosed
into unfortunate situations.”
She further directed that adequate monitoring, especially as
it affects boarding school students should be enforced to prevent the incidence
of bullying and all other vices.
The Commissioner re-echoed the warning of the Governor of
Lagos State Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu that “bullying, cultism and other
vices will not be tolerated in Lagos Schools.”
She admonished school administrators to increase counselling
of students against these vices.
All public and private schools in Lagos State are expected
to resume for the 2nd term of 2021/2022 session on Tuesday 4 January.
Students in boarding schools are expected back in the hostel
by Monday 3 January 2022.