The Lagos State Government has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, located at Opebi-Ikeja, in the sequel to the reported death of a student of the School,

The order was contained in a statement by the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo on Sunday.

Adefisayo said the closure was ordered pending the outcome of a full investigation into the unfortunate incident.

According to her, “On behalf of the State Ministry of Education, we commiserate with Mr and Mrs Adeyemi, parents of Whitney, over the death of their daughter.

“We also note the impact of this unfortunate event on family, friends and acquaintances of Whitney and call for calm as we assure that no effort will be spared in investigating the incident

”We pray for the repose of her soul.”

BlueRayDick:


obtain useful information from them and then carry out an autopsy to really unravel the circumstances surrounding the late child’s death .

Amarisco:


Maybe that exactly why it needs to be closed, to gather all the facts and evidence and make sure the premises are safe. A bit like a cordon.

BlueRayDick:


How this closing down the school correlate with gathering facts/evidence that partains to the case ?

The deceased child is not a boarding student who stays within the school premises , rather she’s a boarding student who was picked up by the school bus from her home to the venue of the inter/house sport at Agege.

Whatever caused her death must have happened to her at the venue of the inter house sport ( Agege) .

So what evidence are u suggesting they will find in the school that made them close down the school ? All I’m saying is when government takes such decisions , they should make it make sense . It shouldn’t be premised on “MAYBE”.

Amarisco:



Think of it like this: a child sadly died whilst in the care of this institution and staff negligence has not yet been ruled out. The protocols, the child’s journey and general safeguarding should all be examined at close range. This can’t be done with the school still working in full capacity.

I have to use the term “MAYBE”, because what we are both doing is speculating - at best.

BlueRayDick:


I already mentioned it that all concerned parties should be invited by the panel of inquiry and useful information obtained from them to know the role each person played in the tragic incident . And yes this can be done with the school still opened .

Closing the school down is just denying other students the right to learn .

Amarisco:


Death is the worst possible type of incident at school. It’s reprehensible. It can’t be treated like drugs or fire. It has to be investigated with all seriousness. I agree that an enquiry can be done whilst school is open, but an enquiry and investigation are two different things.

The initial police investigation would establish whether or not there was foul play - I.e. a criminal element. Whilst an enquiry would look at how this can never happen again.

They both sit separately. As such, I think before sending kids back, even parents would want to be sure the school is safe in its entirety for their child to attend. I don’t think anybody is shaking over missed education. Moreover, this is 2023 and we are still in a pandemic. Remote learning - especially for such calibre of school - should be effortless.

Amarisco:


It has to be investigated with all seriousness. I agree that an enquiry can be done whilst school is open, but an enquiry and investigation are two different things.

BlueRayDick:
Why does Sanwoolu’s government always come up with this knee jerk reaction each time such incidents happen ?

One would’ve expected the government set up a panel of inquiry , invite all concerned parties(parents of the deceased child , the school management , doctors that attended to the deceased child at the hospital , etc ) , obtain useful information from them and then carry out an autopsy to really unravel the circumstances surrounding the late child’s death .

Why close down the school thereby denying other students the chance of learning within the normal school calender year ? What exactly is the closing down of the school expected to achieve ?

Throwback:
Classic knee jerk reaction to a slumping death of a day student that happened at Agege stadium.

Very soon, even students' death in their parents house would result to a temporary closure of every school that child has ever attended, on the illogical pretext of investigating the death.

Just like the Nigeria Police, you arrest every living thing in the vicinity of a death, before establishing if the death was natural or homicide.

Chrisland should sue the Lagos State Government.

datopaper:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/lagos-govt-shuts-chrisland-school-over-whitneys-death/

Throwback:
Classic knee jerk reaction to a slumping death of a day student that happened at Agege stadium.

Very soon, even students' death in their parents house would result to a temporary closure of every school that child has ever attended, on the illogical pretext of investigating the death.

Just like the Nigeria Police, you arrest every living thing in the vicinity of a death, before establishing if the death was natural or homicide.

Chrisland should sue the Lagos State Government.

Atarakpa:
Instead of shutting down agege stadium where the incident happen. Our government with no thinking cap. You just wake up and take decision without thinking properly. How about the other students?