The management of the Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, has denied conducting pregnancy test on the suspended 10-year-old female student, who was caught in the viral sex tape with her colleagues.
It would be recalled that a video of the 10-year-old female student of Chrisland Schools, allegedly raped by fellow students during a trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), went viral recently.
The incident reportedly happened when the students traveled to Dubai to participate in the World School Games from March 8 to 14, 2022, where the school won over 30 medals.
The mother of the girl further accused the school of conducting pregnancy test on his daughter without the knowledge of the family.
However, the school management, while reacting to the accusation via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Tuesday by the Chrisland Schools’ member of Advisory Board, Akin Fadeyi, said no rape of any student or the administration of a pregnancy test on any child took place on the school’s watch.
Fadeyi noted that only a COVID post-travel test was conducted on the returning delegation of the students in compliance with COVID-19 travel protocols.
He added that the COVID-19 test was conducted at the Life Centre Medical Services on March 21, 2022, at the school in Opebi, Lagos State.
He stated: “We are proud to reassure our stakeholders that no rape of anyone or the administration of a pregnancy test on any child took place on our watch.
“For emphasis, only a COVID post-travel test was conducted on the returning delegation of our students, in compliance with COVID-19 travel protocols, at the Life Centre Medical Services on March 21, 2022, at School Hall, Opebi.
“This was through the nose swab test as consistent with COVID-19 health protocols. We trust that this can be verified at the source provided.
“To insinuate that a pregnancy test was carried out on a student, for whatever reason, therefore, is a highly unfortunate conjecture.
“Nevertheless, our processes would be readily opened up for the scrutiny of regulators and stakeholders at the earliest indication of this, to enable the course of scientific or forensic inspections.
“We are certain this will lay to rest any shred of doubt or hazy optic that the present flurry of activities might have occasioned.”
Fadeyi added: “We took a critical view of the number of students who partook in this recent trip and who did the school proud in our quest to expand the horizons of our students holistically through global exposure, which takes into account a wholesome development of the mind, body and spirit through sporting engagements.
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“Of the 76 children who represented Chrisland, 71 ensured adherence to our standards, abiding with laid down regulations and code of conduct, while doing us very proud in the process.
“Within these 71, we kept our girls on the 11th floor and Boys on the 4th floor to draw clear lines that respect moral boundaries.
“We were, however, compelled to engage with the parents of the remaining students who unfortunately got themselves involved in misconduct, and in accordance with our code of conduct processes, which are well known to the parents, we meted out measured reprimands to them to instil a sense of discipline and as deterrence to others.
“This was also to caution our students on the need to remain on the path of resisting wrong influences.
“The disciplinary action was in order not to undermine our cohesive culture as a community of future leaders and committed instructors, but to be assertive in handing down the sort of discipline that seeks to correct and reform our children, when they stray from the path of rectitude.
“We implore all of us as stakeholders to work together as build-up partners, rather than pull-down enablers.
“For every comment we make in this delicate period, we should remember that those involved are children and as such, they deserve our very responsible management of this situation in order not to affect their mental health, as we seek to clear this temporary fog in the path of their growth.
“This is why irrespective of currently charged emotions, we need to endeavour to keep our heads in focus while carrying the authorities along in manners that leave nothing hidden, especially as we had nothing to hide.
“We assure parents and guardians that we take unequivocal cognisance of the duty of care entrusted to us and we would never betray this, as we are more than ever resolved to work harder at keeping and building the trust reposed in us.
“We refuse to indulge in or give credence to the sentimental contrivances seeking to fuel this crisis the more with various renditions that have taken over the social media space.
“The only account we are obligated to render is how well the children entrusted in our care have been managed, as we have excelled in doing in the past 45 years of our existence as an educational institution, and to ensure that in this whole development, the only winners here shall be this child,” Fadeyi said.
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