MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

It' high time school owners vet non-schooling engagements they expose their students to. See, now, such good will and years of efforts will flush through the drain over some non-sensical activity that would have been suggested by a fool

It's all about money.

Most private schools these days look for ways to extort parents. If not what is a 5 year old doing in a swimming pool? The swimming lessons isn't for free, so they'll definitely be making a fortune out of it.

A friend of mine was lamenting to me how he's son's school organized music lessons for kids (primary school kids) during the just concluded Easter and sallah break. The cost of that lesson was the reason why he was telling me. Worse of all he doesn't have a keyboard at home, so he's kids can't practice what they learnt making their training a total waste of money.

Private schools care less about kids in their care, they care less about their teachers, all they care about is profits, lots and lots of it.

MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

It' high time school owners vet non-schooling engagements they expose their students to. See, now, such good will and years of efforts will flush through the drain over some non-sensical activity that would have been suggested by a fool

I must disagree that teaching a child how to swim is foolish. I'd say it's rather necessary. In other climes you rarely come across a child below 10 who cannot swim.

The issue here is gross negligence, inadequate kits and wrong pool size for the activity.

The school should 100% held responsible for this tragedy that could have been averted if all precautionary measures were adhered to

Our quest 4 fun n entertainment 2u much 4dis country n if u say u no go join dem, dem go begin say u dey possessed. Or dem go begin call u Mr/Mrs antisocial. No explore lyf reach wia lyf go begin explore u O! I come in peace!

Private school and nonsense EXCURSION

Olumighty123:
I see reasons why my wife won't budge to my children going on school excursions, we'd rather take them ourselves

Seems better that way. Some parents have swimming lessons on weekends for their kids with either mum or dad present.

All the teachers and caregivers should jailed for negligence

dododawa1:
Private school and nonsense EXCURSION

all na to make money

What fvckry....!!! I sent my son to school and you took them to swimming lesson...shey I no see swimming pool before I carry am go school abi...!!

If I'm the one, the only justice I want is to close down that school forever because it's a death trap, else I will personally burn it to the ground...

shedisavage:
RIP to the lad and future Comrade.
I don't think anybody should be punished cauz no one noticed when the boy fall into the water

if I'm the father of that kid...I will sue you for this useless comments!! Is there any subject like swimming?? Did they consult anybody before taking people's children to the pool, did they even know if these kids had phobia for water bodies...I wonder how some of you reason things in this country tho...

It's sad he lost his life but surely this is a reason why our kids need to learn to swim early in life to avoid such accidents. The solution is not to say that's it we're not going to swim ever.

That's like saying because people die in a car accident then we should not drive again, no it means we should ensure proper safety procedures are put in place and ensure our drivers are trained to drive safely.

The issue here is negligence, the teachers were responsible for ensuring the children in their care were taught to swim safely and they failed.

MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

It' high time school owners vet non-schooling engagements they expose their students to. See, now, such good will and years of efforts will flush through the drain over some non-sensical activity that would have been suggested by a fool

Okobola146:
all na to make money

of course, private school thinking only is MONEY.

Lagos schools and bad news.

MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

It' high time school owners vet non-schooling engagements they expose their students to. See, now, such good will and years of efforts will flush through the drain over some non-sensical activity that would have been suggested by a fool

Just my thought. 5 years for swimming lessons. And they took them to the adult section? And no one noticed when he fell into the swimming pool? And he was under water for over 30 minutes? Something is fishing here.

That school should be closed down.
The ministry of education should begin to monitor extra curriculum activities going on in schools.

This is really sad

Meteng:
One of the most useless country the world’s ever seen

And the useless citizens made it so.

Making Nigerians one of the most useless set of nationals in the world

It should be one minder per child but I know this clearly wasn’t the case.

Olumighty123:
I see reasons why my wife won't budge to my children going on school excursions, we'd rather take them ourselves

You are so right...

I'm not in support of any kind of extra curricular activity outside the school premises.

I talk to my children and spouse about these kind of incidents alot.

So right there and then, when an excursion is mentioned, without me getting to school, my kids tell their teachers:

Don't worry my mom will find time to take us.

The negligence on the part of these teachers is raise to power 10.

This is so sad! carelessness of the caregiver. Sad!!!

This news just made me sick, I can't imagine the pains of the parents. R.I.P little one, the people responsible for your safety failed you

Parents will never learn.Swimming lesson for 5year old.

Okay na, e don happen.

Some parents are so gullible think that the schools care about them, hell no, they dont. All the schools care about is to find was takeoney from these parents via DUBAI trips, swimming lessons just to makee extra money off the parents who are too busy to momd their kids at home. The parents will readily pay all these fees just so they can face their businesses.


We never recover from chrisland sex tape or 5year has died in pool. The k God for CCTV cameras he school didn't remember to tamper with.

MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

It' high time school owners vet non-schooling engagements they expose their students to. See, now, such good will and years of efforts will flush through the drain over some non-sensical activity that would have been suggested by a fool

Lecture us- What age should swimming lesson start?

Mehn, this is chilling down my bones!
What a gruesome way for an innocent child to die!

MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

It' high time school owners vet non-schooling engagements they expose their students to. See, now, such good will and years of efforts will flush through the drain over some non-sensical activity that would have been suggested by a fool

Swimming ideally is part of education.
It's the monitoring that was lacking.
5years old is not too young to learn how to swim
May God console the family

MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

It' high time school owners vet non-schooling engagements they expose their students to. See, now, such good will and years of efforts will flush through the drain over some non-sensical activity that would have been suggested by a fool

Exactly, private schools for naija and over do. Same thing that happened with Chrisland schools.

Swimming lessons is personal..... how is this on an elementary and primary school curriculum? Private schools take every opportunity to make money in the name of learning. The child is dead.... there is video of the tragedy.... it is now for the parents to follow up by getting a lawyer to work on a percentage basis.... 35%? ....to sue the school.... and the club for negligence. Is unbelievable how sooo many adults can leave sooo many children unattended.... sitting at the edge of an adult pool. In saner climes .... all concerned would've been facing charges from 14 counts of child endangerment to negligent homicide....... and their children taken away. This should be a court matter to serve as a deterrent.

Im gutted, devastated, vexed, angry


GOD, I WISH I CAN POUND ON THOSE RECKLESS TEACHERS

O my God what did they want the parents to do? Where they extorting parents after paying for the swimming you cannot assign enough teachers to monitor these kids? May God console the parents. If it were possible to say the school should born another child? Or just replace the child, I think people will be more careful so na sorry they will tell his parents now!? ��

dollynnn:

Such a terrible way to die. Trying to paint a picture of how the little boy was struggling down there, sends shiver down my spine.
They should sue the School authorities and Ivory Health Club.
Sadly, no amount of pecuniary compensation can ever bring the child back to life.

Oh my sister! I'm in tears now!

Slynation:
if I'm the father of that kid...I will sue you for this useless comments!! Is there any subject like swimming?? Did they consult anybody before taking people's children to the pool, did they even know if these kids had phobia for water bodies...I wonder how some of you reason things in this country tho...

Nairaland has employed trolls to keep the conversations in their thread going. It is getting obvious. This person is trolling you because somebody with the sense of an ant will write more intelligently than what this individual just wrote.

MerciMe:
Why do 5-10 years need swimming practice sessions for heaven's sakes?

At what age is swimming lessons recommended?
You're asking the wrong question. Kids younger than that age can already swim. What went wrong here is the adult caregivers who were negligent.
Apart from not fitting the kids with floatation devices, they also took them to a pool meant for adults.
A half baked lawyer would get a sizeable amount from suing the school. That isn't enough consolation though. No amount of money is enough.

Originalsly:
Swimming lessons is personal..... how is this on an elementary and primary school curriculum? Private schools take every opportunity to make money in the name of learning. The child is dead.... there is video of the tragedy.... it is now for the parents to follow up by getting a lawyer to work on a percentage basis.... 35%? ....to sue the school.... and the club for negligence. Is unbelievable how sooo many adults can leave sooo many children unattended.... sitting at the edge of an adult pool. In saner climes .... all concerned would've been facing charges from 14 counts of child endangerment to negligent homicide....... and their children taken away. This should be a court matter to serve as a deterrent.

Fines won't do. The school and club should be shut down permanently. Maybe that would sanitize the senses of some people. It is getting obvious that many lack sense in this country. It is all about the money, greed, selfishness, no sense whatsoever.