October 24, (THEWILL) – The management of Chrisland School in Lagos has stated that it is investigating the claim by Mercy Johnson that her 8-year-old daughter was bullied by her teacher.
The actress had taken to social media on Friday to call out a teacher at the school, accusing the staff of intimidating her daughter for being a “celebrity’s child”.
Reacting in a statement issued to the press on Saturday, Akin Fadeyi, a member of the school’s advisory board, stated that the matter is presently under investigation.
“We are not unaware of the development at one of our schools which led to a social media incidence involving one of our pupils’ parents,” it read.
“In order not to jump in the fray or rush to the media with half truths which may be unjust to all concerned, we are working on every available information at our disposal to investigate what actually took place to enable us establish the veracity of each claim and true state of things.
“This, we have swiftly embarked upon by deploying our well tested processes to engage with each and everyone concerned, both within our internal and connected relationships.
“In the meantime, safeguarding the rights, dignity, creative capacity and sense of esteem of every child under our care, remain irrevocably entrenched at the core of our corporate ethos, even as we always keep our doors open to embrace constructive feedback from concerned public and especially our stakeholders.”
Fadeyi further disclosed that the school would announce the outcome of its investigation in due course.
“We will communicate further with the public, once we have satisfactorily ascertained the true position of things,” it added.
“Permit us to express our profound gratitude to the media and all our stakeholders, for not just taking interest in this matter but for also seeking to establish balanced perspectives.”
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