The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka
Olagunjoye, said that the state government had given an executive order
for “a sex offenders’ register” to be opened in the state.
Olagunjoye
made this known at a banquet and award ceremony organised by the
National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools in Ikeja, Lagos,
on Thursday.
Represented by Mrs. Sewani Amosu, Director
of Private Education and Special Programmes, Olagunjoye said reported
cases of rape were on the increase in the state.
She urged school owners to be vigilant and monitor both teachers and students, male or female.
“From
time to time check round your school, check your toilets and some
hideouts in your environment. It is because these are the places where
such atrocity is being committed.
“Monitor your male and female teachers because we have a case of two female teachers molesting a three-year-old girl,” she said.
The commissioner also urged the proprietors to take their health seriously.
“Take
time to rest, visit the hospital regularly to check your sugar level
and blood pressure and be dedicated to your medication. “You cannot
afford to overuse yourselves, working 24 hours, delegate duties to your
subordinates.
“It is becoming a concern to the
government the way people drop dead and fall sick, so please take time
to rest,” the commissioner advised.
Meanwhile, the
commissioner has thanked the proprietors for their cooperation in the
fight to kick Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) out of the country.
She,
however, appealed to the teachers to stick to the habit of good health
and cleanliness cultivated during the EVD period in their schools.
“Children
are the best advocate when you teach them, they tell others. So, ensure
that you teach them to continue with the hand washing and maintain a
high-level of cleanliness,” she said.
Olagunjoye also stressed the need for the proprietors to be security conscious and vigilant.
“Ensure
that your schools are safe, report any suspicious or strange movement
in and around your school to the police.” She also urged them to ensure
that their buses were in good condition and that a licensed driver was
employed to drive their buses to avoid accidents. The commissioner
further stressed the need for the drivers to attend the Lagos State
Drivers’ Institute for further training and safety.
The
President of the Lagos State chapter of the association, Chief Yomi
Otubela, encouraged the teachers to embrace parents criticism for better
standard.
According to him, such constructive criticism can help to achieve the desired success.
“There
is no need for the fear of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA),
their criticism will help you to realise your shortcomings,” Otubela
said.
Otubela, however, pleaded with the state
government to make the registration of the Senior Secondary Certificate
Examination easier for schools.
Source:PM News
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