- By Halimah Olamide
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy has visited the Lead British International School, Abuja over the viral video showing l one of its students repeatedly slapping her classmate.
This is development is coming just after the management of the school announced they have begun investigation into the viral video.
The minister who arrived with officials of her ministry was seen speaking with staff members and some parents of the students in the school.
The school said it was deeply concerned by incident and was taking the matter seriously.
The School’s management in a statement released to the public had noted that it had launched an investigation into the incident.
In a statement signed by the Head of the School, Abraham Ogunkanmbi, LBIS noted that the school has initiated an investigation and appointed a dedicated team to conduct a ‘thorough inquiry’ into the matter
Meanwhile, the videos which surfaced the internet on Tuesday has since then sparked outrage on various social media platforms with many users condemning the incident and called for the school authorities to investigate and punish the culprits
The statement read in part, “Lead British International School, Abuja is deeply concerned about the recent incident of bullying that has come to light, and want to assure our school community and the public, that we are taking this matter very seriously. We are committed to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all our students
“Hence, upon learning of the incident, we initiated the process of reaching out to the victim and family to provide support, including access to counselling services to help them cope with the emotional and psychological impact of the incident.”
The statement further appealed to social media users to refrain from further sharing the video clips of the incident.