Students Indiscipline: Ondo PTA to Partner NSCDC

The Parents/Teachers Association (PTA) in Ondo State says its working out plans to partner the state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to start arresting students in school uniform found roaming the streets during school hours.

Chairman of the Association, Pastor Julius Olaribigbe, who disclosed this during a tour to some schools in Akure, said this is necessary to make students sit tight with their studies.
Olaribigbe said any student found, would be taken to his/her school and if noticed that he/she was not out on official assignment, the Association will take appropriate punitive measures against such student.

"I believe partnering with the NSCDC will reduce this ugly trend hooking up in our education system in Ondo State especially in our secondary schools".
He revealed that their had been report on cases of teachers sending students on unwarranted errand, during which they ought to be in their respective class.
"if we discover that such a student is running an errand for a teacher outside the school premises, when he/she should be in the classroom, we will not hesitate to report such teacher to the Ministry of Education."

While decrying the worrisome cases of students in uniform roaming the streets during school hours, the PTA chairman noted that this trend were part of cases identified for students failure in their academics.

Olaribigbe also appealed to the state government to look into bringing back the boarding system, so as “to revive the flagging reading culture and boost academic output of students.”