Barely a week after its abrupt closure, the Lagos State Government has announced the reopening of Chrisland school following an alleged sexual misconduct by five pupils of the school during an international trip.
Recall that a video had on Monday, April 18, gone viral on social media of alleged sexual violation by five pupils of the school, attracting wide criticism from the public.
The alleged scandal had happened when Chrisland School was in Dubai in March to take part in the World School Games, a four-day annual competition with schools from all over the world.
ALSO READ: Alaafin of Oyo: Some interesting facts about the late longest-serving monarch who married 13 wives
In its drastic move, the government ordered the closure of all the branches of the school in the state.
It said the development became necessary towards ensuring safety of the students and staff, “and to ensure unhindered investigation of the incident.”
Recent development
But ahead of the resumption of third term in the ongoing 2021/2022 academic session, the state government, via a statement signed by the commissioner for education, Folasade Adefisayo, directed the schools to reopen on Monday.
“The Lagos State Ministry of Education has directed that all Chrisland Schools shut for alleged misconduct of some students in Dubai be reopened from Monday April 25th, 2022.
“The directive follows a review of the ongoing administrative investigation into the incident. Besides, it is to ensure that students are not denied access to learning when the new term begins on Monday 25th April, 2022,” the statement partly read.
Meanwhile, without stating the status of the investigation reportedly launched into the alleged scandal, the government said the education ministry and other agencies in the state would collaborate with the schools parent teachers’ association (PTA) to provide psychosocial support for the affected students, Premium Times reported.
