Over the whipping of a two-year-old kid, the Anambra State government has ordered the immediate closure of Blessed Wisdom Model School on Ide Drive, Federal Housing Estate, Onitsha.
Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state Commissioner for Education, made the declaration on Saturday, following a report that a two-year-old learner, Ifechukwu Egbuninwe, had suffered grave bodily harm as a result of the flogging.
Chuma-Udeh said: “According to the report, the victim broke her arm and sustained injuries on her tongue under circumstances yet to be explained.
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“The report also stated that the proprietress of the school never reached out to the parents of the pupil to inform them of her injuries and no first aid treatment was administered on her when she sustained the said injury.
“The proprietress failed to reach out at any point to the family of the pupil to ascertain her welfare. They just carried on with their school business as if the life of the pupil meant nothing.”
The Commissioner denounced the administration of Blessed Wisdom Model School’s attitude toward human life, as well as the proprietress’s disobedience in failing to honor her invitation.
“Every child belongs to the state, we cannot condone neglect to human life. This is why, on Friday, we invited the proprietress to come and explain what happened.
“The child, her parents and their lawyer were present but the Proprietress blatantly refused to appear. This failure to appear led to the decision to close down the school.
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“Officers of the Anambra State Joint Enforcement Team were directed to ensure strict compliance with the closure order. The school remains closed until Mr Governor directs otherwise,” she said.
Meanwhile, Chuma-Udeh has formed a seven-member committee to investigate the case, and she has advised the proprietress to make every effort to appear before the Committee.
Failure to come before the committee, she claims, will result in arrest and prosecution.
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