The Lagos State Government has
sanctioned four principals, three vice principals and two teachers in Lagos
public schools over corrupt practices and dereliction of duties.
The various sanctions meted out
on the principals and others ranged from demotion, transfer, deferment of
promotion and stern warning for contravening approved promotion criteria for
public secondary schools and mutilation of student’s report cards.
A Statement issued by the State
Ministry of Education explained that the decision to punish the teachers was
taken after an emergency Personnel Board Meeting of the Education District III,
Falomo and was meant to serve as a deterrent to others who might flout the
State’s policy on promotion criteria in the future.
The affected teachers, all from
the Education District III are: Mrs. A. A. Ogunsina , a grade level 17 Officer
and the Principal of Dolphin Junior High School, Lagos Island; Mr. O. F.
Talabi, the Vice Principal (Academics) of Dolphin Junior High School;
Mrs. R. O. Adebara, Vice Principal (Academic) and the Acting Principal of Girls
Senior Academy; Mr. Joshua A. Afolabi, Principal, Ebute Elefun Senior
High School and Mrs. Abigail Makanjuola, Principal, Girls Junior Academy.
Others are Mrs. Falilat Shodipe,
the Vice- Principal of Girls Junior Academy; Mrs. Muninat Rafiu, a class
teacher at Girls Junior Academy; Mrs. O. A. Fajulagbe, Principal, Dolphin
Senior High School and Mr. Olaniyi Bada, a class teacher at Dolphin Senior High
School.
According to the statement, the
Principal of Dolphin Junior High School, Mrs. A. A. Ogunsina was found guilty
of abdicating her duty to her Vice Principal (Academics), Mrs O. F. Talabi who
in turn unilaterally promoted some students with passes in English or
Mathematics instead of credit which contravened the approved promotion
criteria.
Mrs. R. O. Adebara, the Vice
Principal (Academics) who also acts as the Principal of Girls Senior Academy,
Lagos Island was also found guilty of promoting some students with pass in
Mathematics or English on compassionate ground in contravention of the approved
government promotion criteria, a decision that did not cut across board as some
students with the same scores were not promoted.
The government added that Mr.
Joshua Afolabi, the Principal of Ebute Elefun Senior High School admitted to
promoting some students who had passes in English or Mathematics on trial on
humanitarian grounds for the fact that such students had five or six credits.
Also, Mrs. Abigail Makanjuola,
the Principal of Girls Junior Academy, Lagos Island was found guilty of
abdicating her duties to her Vice Principal, Mrs. Falilat Shodipe who was
subsequently directed by the Principal to raise the scores of students in
English and Mathematics.
Mrs. Muminat Rafiu, a class
teacher at Girls Junior Academy, Lagos Island and Mrs. O. A. Fajulugbe, the
Principal of Dolphin Senior High School, Lagos Island as well as Mr. Olaniyi
Bada, a class teacher also at Dolphin Senior High School, Lagos Island were all
found guilty of mutilating students’ report cards
Source: PM News
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