According to Christopher Emah who posted on Ibom Sons and Daughters Facebook group, in the past students and pupils had fear for their teachers, but decried the unfortunate unfolding reverse.
Christopher Emah said “It’s disheartening to see the current state of discipline in our schools. In the past, students and pupils had a healthy fear of their teachers, which was reinforced by parents who would report misbehavior. This fear motivated students to apologize to their parents before the issue escalated.
However, nowadays, students seem to have no regard for authority, disobeying both teachers and parents. This lack of discipline is a significant contributor to the nuisance we see in our society.
What’s disturbing is that a student who assaults a teacher likely has a history of similar behavior at home. Yet, when teachers attempt to discipline these students, parents often respond with phrases like, “Don’t touch my child!” or “How dare you beat my son?”
We’re trying to adopt Western education systems, but we’ve forgotten that what works for one culture may not work for another. Teachers don’t derive pleasure from disciplining students, but when they do, it’s often because they genuinely want the student to succeed and improve.
I pity the parents of the student who assaulted the teacher, and I fear that the school management may not take adequate action. It’s appalling, especially considering the meager compensation teachers receive as salary”.
Other reactions as captured by our correspondent are as follows:
“The school must be identified, the student must be punished while the assaulted teacher must be compensated” -Ikpong Isaiah
“When he starts suffering the consequences of the curse tomorrow, he will look for whom to blame ” -Kehinde Abraham
“The parents must be invited to witness as the child is publicly punished before being rusticated from the school ” -Hassan Yusuf
“I blame the parents for raising such a disgraceful child ” -Chucks Raymond
“The student must be rusticated, arrested and made to face juvenile court ” -Rebecca Oni
“Imagine what we are breeding as future leaders. This is shameful” -Sam Friday
Editor’s Note: Investigation is ongoing to identify the name of the school, the identities of the student and the assaulted teacher. We’ll bring you the details soon. Thank you.
