The control of Stunning Starting Academy, in Gudu District, Abuja, has denied allegations of bullying amongst scholars as captured in a clip that went viral on Monday.
Within the video, some senior scholars of the college, allegedly bullied an SS2 pupil, simplest known as Imtiyas, tying a sequence round his neck and ordering him to lie at the ground.
Then again, the college’s Fundamental, Aaron Ikpe, who stated to newsmen on the college on Tuesday, defined that the scholars concerned have been occupied in a playful efficiency misinterpreted as proof of bullying, including that the college had an open-door coverage that permits scholars to proportion any worry with the government.
Ikpe added that the scholars organized for the clip to be recorded on a tool supplied via the college, noting that alternative scholars within the hostel watched the efficiency, proving there was once negative bullying.
“Categorically, I will be able to situation that there was once negative bullying case right here on the BBA. There is not any bullying case in any way. No matter you noticed, I will be able to in my view say that it was once a make-believe, you recognize? So, there was once negative case of bullying.
“I will be able to put it immediately to you, and I will be able to come up with causes. We have been in class on the month. And the best way we run our college, we function an open-door coverage. Scholars, even from the nursery, come to the MD’s place of business, to the essential’s place of business, to specific any issues they could have. We don’t have that more or less paperwork. So, if there was once any bullying in any respect, a minimum of one pupil would have heard about it and reported it to us.
“It wasn’t a case of bullying. They staged a play. Interestingly, they did it in their hostel, and there were other students around watching. So, if it was bullying, are you telling me that those other students watched this ‘play’ and none of them came to report it to us? That in itself proves it was a play.”
The scholars did it innocently, despite the fact that in all probability taken to a undeniable degree. Curiously, let me inform you, the scholars in truth organized for the pill they old to document it. The pill is normally given to them all over studying hours and then retrieved,” he added.
Ikpe additionally expressed trauma on the allegation of bullying via people contributors of the SS2 pupil, noting that the college had by no means recorded a case of bullying in its 14 years of life.
“Disagree such file was once made till the sisters got here on Monday to let us know there was once a bullying case within the college. If truth be told, my MD was once departure that night time after they got here. Out of interest, she requested, ‘Okay, what is this about?’ They stated it was once a bullying case, and she or he was once stunned, similar to the extra folks.
“Then, she called, ‘Okay, what happened?’ They showed us a video. We were like, ‘Bullied? This kind of thing happened? How? When? Where?’ You know, those are the questions, because it’s quite unusual. In 14 years of existence, we’ve never had a situation like this or a case of this nature,” the essential stated.