Gombe education ministry warns teachers against bullying students
Bulus Elkanah-Yetti
The Gombe State Ministry of Education has warned teachers and senior students against bullying junior students.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Muhammad Galadima represented by Christy Yakubu, handed down the warning on Thursday during a re-orientation program on National Core Values for secondary Schools organised by the National Orientation Agency in Gombe.
Although the Permanent Secretary did not deter teachers from punishing students, he enjoined them to use approved methods.
“You should stop bullying in your schools.There are approved ways of punishing students not corporal punishment,” Galadima said.
On the other hand, he urged students to avoid indecent dressing especially females, avoid absenteeism and also avoid examination malpractice.
In her opening remarks at the event which was held at the Conference Hall of Federal Secretariat, the Gombe State NOA Director, Adaline Patari, expressed the need for value re-orientation in Nigeria cannot be overemphasised.
While urging the students and people on discipline, adding that “the state should inculcate, imbibe and internalise the National core values of Patriotism, discipline, Integrity, dignity of labour, self reliance, social justice and religious tolerance as enshrined in chapter 2 section 23 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.”
According to her, imbibing these values will promote unity and love, peace and progress.
Religious leaders, Security agencies and relevant stakeholders at the event called on parents to be vigilant on their children.
They also urged young people to avoid bad friends, engage in sports and religious activities and say no to drug abuse, yes to life.
They commended the idea of bringing children from secondary schools to instill National Core values in them as leaders of tomorrow.
