Lol, I sincerely sympathize with the family of the bereaved, however you guys should always use your goddame brains and set emotions aside.

If the principal is faulted, he/she should face the consequences for all I care, jail him, hang him I don't give a flying fu*k... but saying you want to completely shut down the school because of one person's (or group of people) carelessness?? Damn!

Elsueno:

it's either you are staff or paid agent to defend this rubbish...What really annoyed people is the school trying to cover up for the killers...if they had come clean from the on set, the issue won't escalade this much

Bullying is a common feature in boarding schools across Nigeria. Back in the days in Nigeria Military School Zaria where Masters bully junior students, subjecting them to severe tortures. A Master will ask you to crawl beneath his double decker bed and ask you to push it continiously with you back. Or they gather you in a dark room and punch, wipe the hell out of your fragile body or subjecting you to numerous frog jumps; they force you to submit your provisions and money. You wash their clothes. There are cases of . . . On visiting days, you must look your best so your parents won't suspect any foul play. Those wicked Boy RSMs.

streetsoldier1:


Everyone is a victim in Nigeria, have u cried for your own justice... Dowen matter is getting over flogged, we are only reacting and not reflecting on the root cause of the problem and proferring solutions

I am still alive and fighting. Glory be to God. The root cause of the problem is the School Management and their lackadaisical approach towards the welfare of the students. After taking money from their parents, they don't give a damn anymore. That school should be demolished so that other money starved school owners will learn from it.

backnbeta:

If rival schools have effective anti-bully laws in place, they are free to pounce

Do these rival schools really take bullying serious? Can the government even absolve themselves from this mess?

You can only shout, but you can't do nothing. Set your emotions aside and thing straight.

No need for name calling... absolutelyno need.

Digmygold:


STFU! Go spew your trash regulations yen yen yen to your septic tank. I said what I said. STFU!

Me thinks this woman has bn promised some kind of compensation if she speaks without indicting d school. If it was her child that died il she be saying parents shouldn't withdraw their kids from the school? There r bullying policies but the senior students still indulge in such practices without fear? I smell a big rat here. And at the initial stage the school management were covering the truth, instead of bringing out the senior students involved , the even called on their parents to come n pick them, so the boy they killed is not a person's child abi? Any parent that listens to this n leave their children in that school il be putting those children in danger. When a management is strict in discipline , the students il know bf commiting such murderous acts, but d boys know that d school il do nothing, either cus of their parents influence in d school, or the schools negligence. It is cus of d social media up roar that this has gotten to this level , if not the bullying, negligence would ve continued. After this saga is quiet u il see that , that school il continue in there negligence of Junior students welfare.

TOPCRUISE:
After paying N3m for school fees, you now want to withdraw your child from the school

Is 3m more important than than a child's life? if u sense that your kids are not safe will u keep them there cos of 3m?
Let us pray we don't see problem in this life cos there are some problems you can face that you will see 10m as worthless.

Some people who are rich have damned their wealth and jumped into the lagoon.

She's a shareholder benefiting massively from millions paid as school fees

Mko123:
Is it only me?
Abeg if you are tired of this Dowen case, hit share and if otherwise punch the like button

My prayer for you and all those that shared is that may same thing happen to your children so that others will get tired of fighting for you. You think it's easy to loose a child

streetsoldier1:


Go back and read the interview again, this time slowly.... dont just pick a line to suit your biased emotion, a stakeholder in the school gave an advise and opinion, u that u dont even know where the school is located is over reacting

If something like this happen in the US or UJ for instance will Lr be handle like this? Is a shame the school management denied the axtual caused of the child's death. Life is far more valuable than money and for you to tell someone who is emotional over the issue to calm down and be reasonable is most disappointing l must say.

Mko123:
Is it only me?
Abeg if you are tired of this Dowen case, hit share and if otherwise punch the like button

When your child dies, people will get tired of your family. Idiot

LASG Faults:
*No child protection policy in Place that stipulates care for children in schools, places of worship etc.
* Supervision by education authority lacking. Education inspectors have since disappeared.

Dowen faults:
* No simple CCTV in place inspite of humongous fees.
* No supervision by Housemasters.
* No proper monitoring.
* Time that should have been spent taking proper care of the kid was spent lying that he sustained football injury.
* Only interested in money and fees being paid.

Parent.Faults:
* Failure to pick up their child same day they were called.
* Obvious and glaring gap between them and the kid. If they were closer, they would have gotten a hint from the boy since even if it is a minute hint about what he passes thru in school.

The Society Fault:
* Always waiting for things to happen before we cry out just like the parents forum and the house teacher alleged to have resigned and now saying rubbish.

You and I have contributed in a way or another.

ednut1:
what justice do you think he will get The bullys are underage and from rich homes. Do we have juvenile prisons in Nigeria Or do you think the judges will send children of the rixh there if it exists This is Nigeria lets quit this emotional bs

You are right to say the bullies may/will not be punished, but this is an eye opener. Other schools will hopefully learn from this and sit tight, especially where bullying is not officially frowned at. Victims will speak out more, parents will listen more to their children, schools will be more conscious of how they can go from grace to grass if they fail to protect children. The bullies will feel the heat psychologically, even if they evade severe punishment. It's not all about the boy, it also about other victims and potential victims! If this happens, it's justice.

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are."

― Benjamin Franklin.

pretydiva:
Its high time secondary school management sits up and put an end to bully in schools. CCTV should be installed in all the nooks and crannies of schools. Teachers with high moral standards should be employed

Nothing will change no matter what..... this is what you get when you value money more than humanity..... everybody is just chasing money without contentment......
Most parents don't have time for their kids/home because they are busy chasing money......the teacher/school authority can not discipline a bullying child because they are afraid of losing money as some parents will warn them not to discipline/their children........
The lawlessness/corruption in our society is a big problem.........

Omoluabi16:
Do these rival schools really take bullying serious? Can the government even absolve themselves from this mess?

This may be the change we need; the revolution to effect the change. Let's be hopeful.

Subsea101:
Lol, I sincerely sympathize with the family of the bereaved, however you guys should always use your goddame brains and set emotions aside.

If the principal is faulted, he/she should face the consequences for all I care, jail him, hang him I don't give a flying fu*k... but saying you want to completely shut down the school because of one person's (or group of people) carelessness?? Damn!

The law enforcement agents shut down the school.
The parents WANT to withdraw thier kids for OBVIOUS reason.
You people should really allow justice to prevail on this issue. People are already angry, this thing will blow out of proportion if the school & it's friends keep downplaying it. A strong message need to be sent, letting this slide & opening up the school will be a disaster

TemmyT002:
Rival schools have been waiting for them to fall so they they can pounce.

If you feel does humongous fees paying rival schools are better of, you are mistaken.
Most of the children in these schools are spoilt brat and the school management are never ready to lose a child either by expulsion or suspension. They know the children are spoilt from home and just package them back for the parents.

if the little boy that diad were to be your son and you have other two children in the school will you withdraw the rest children or you will leave the and help the school management to put things in place to avoid future insident .


nonsense talk. you child may be the next
the negligence in the part of the school is too much.

the school need to be deal with so that the management of other schools will take the issue caring for children very Sirius

desiredhome:

Nothing will change no matter what..... this is what you get when you value money more than humanity..... everybody is just chasing money without contentment......
Most parents don't have time for their kids/home because they are busy chasing money......the teacher/school authority can not discipline a bullying child because they are afraid of losing money as some parents will warn them not to discipline/their children........
The lawlessness/corruption in our society is a big problem.........

You would not have said it better.
Rotten from head to toe.
Outrage as it to say we all are not Nigerians in Nigeria.

We are all furious but we need to be very objective here, closing down the school would not solve the crux of the matter, which is bullying and cultism in our secondary schools; if it is about closing down schools, then most, if not all the Universities and other higher institutions in Nigeria should be closed.

In my opinion, the culprits should be brought to book, they did the crime, they should also do the time.

Moving forward, the management of the school should show empathy to the family and even offer some form of financial and/or non-financial compensation to them; the school should also swiftly undergo reforms that would eliminate the major issues, this does not mean the school should not be charged with either deliberate or indeliberate negligence as the case may be.

May God grant Sylvester eternal rest. Amen.

It won't bring the boy back, but it will set a precedent.

They need to check the useless president of that stupid executive. His kids must be bullies. No well-meaning parent with half a brain will continue to take their kids to a school like that.

Odoogu:
Truth be told, withdrawing students from the school or from other secondary schools for that matter wouldn't solve any problem. Let each school put policies in place that will help curb and even punish( severely if possible) bullying and bullies. State Governments should also make it a law.

But what baffeles me about this article, is how and why this woman ( a parent) would answer questions on behalf of the school management.

She talked more like the school executive than that of the forum.

I never for once insinuated that the school shouldn't face justice, for God's sake the school has been shut down already, and investigations are ongoing, it should be like that till investigations are concluded,
and those found wanting made to face the consequences and full wrath of the law, both the students and staff.

But shutting down the school completely, even when investigation has been concluded won't make any further sense. Stricter rules and regulations should be rolled out, not only in Dowen, but all other schools to checkmate the nonsense.

I keep saying this, no one should be spared, if the principle or any member of staff or be it the children of the president sef is found wanting, they should face the full consequences.

Elsueno:


The law enforcement agents shut down the school.
The parents WANT to withdraw thier kids for OBVIOUS reason.
You people should really allow justice to prevail on this issue. People are already angry, this thing will blow out of proportion if the school & it's friends keep downplaying it. A strong message need to be sent, letting this slide & opening up the school will be a disaster

Subsea101:
I never for once insinuated that the school shouldn't face justice, for God's sake the school has been shut down already, and investigations are ongoing, it should be like that till investigations are concluded,
and those found wanting made to face the consequences and full wrath of the law, both the students and staff.

But shutting down the school completely, even when investigation has been concluded won't make any further sense. Stricter rules and regulations should be rolled out, not only in Dowen, but all other schools to checkmate the nonsense.

I keep saying this, no one should be spared, if the principle or any member of staff or be it the children of the president sef is found wanting, they should face the full consequences.

Hmm...I get ur point now...as long as justice is done am cool

The group of people includes every member of the school team . Their carelessness has caused a life, who knows how many lives their carelessness has affected for the worse.

Subsea101:
Lol, I sincerely sympathize with the family of the bereaved, however you guys should always use your goddame brains and set emotions aside.

If the principal is faulted, he/she should face the consequences for all I care, jail him, hang him I don't give a flying fu*k... but saying you want to completely shut down the school because of one person's (or group of people) carelessness?? Damn!

Kuriosmynd:

Goat

In fact... Hes an he goat

Odoogu:
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She talked more like the school executive than that of the forum.

And you think the bullying will stop? That is the type of the child/children she will breed.

Closing the school won't solve anything, I agree with you.

A lot of student die in the university. Some of this death are caused by negligence of the school. But u don't see us burning down the school. U won't even hear such thing like burning down the building in develop countries. Let try reasoning and not using emotion for everything. Yes the school should be closed down, but which one is they should demolish or burn the building. How does burning or demolishing the building help the case.

Subsea101:
You can only shout, but you can't do nothing. Set your emotions aside and thing straight.

No need for name calling... absolutelyno need.

STFU again! Get lost!

#JusticeforSylvester

This woman won't say this if any of her kids were bullied.

Very insensitive statement to put out there at the moment. She is sounding more defensive of the school.

TRUSTEDGUY:


If something like this happen in the US or UJ for instance will Lr be handle like this? Is a shame the school management denied the axtual caused of the child's death. Life is far more valuable than money and for you to tell someone who is emotional over the issue to calm down and be reasonable is most disappointing l must say.

If only we get emotional about what concerns us all and choose the right leaders, all these wont happen in the first place. We only get emotional about things , we dont profer solutions neither do we make impact in our own little corner. The country is badly governed, lets educate ourselves and put the right people in place. The same youths got emotional about endsars but will not get voters card and educate their neighbours that putting right people to lead us is as important as every other life decisions. Concerning the school, what that parent said isnt out of place. Its simple withdrawing kids from the school isnt the solution but using this as a medium to overhaul sencondary school education in Nigeria and i quite agree with that

Use your brain for once!!!

What's your definition of justice if I may ask??

Digmygold:


STFU again! Get lost!

#JusticeforSylvester

Subsea101:
Use your brain for once!!!

What's your definition of justice if I may ask??

4Q! Murderer!