The Ondo State Government has completed the rehabilitation and reorientation of students of Oyemekun Grammar School and Aquinas College, Akure, who were arrested over inappropriate celebrations after their final WASSCE examinations.
The four-week programme was organised by the state Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Nigerian Correctional Service, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Ondo State Neuro-Psychiatric Specialist Hospital.
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, said the programme was aimed at correcting negative behaviour and promoting discipline and responsible conduct.
He said the government chose rehabilitation and counselling rather than punitive measures and confirmed that the students’ names had been removed from the state’s Black Book.
The commissioner also said their previously withheld WASSCE certificates would be released.
The students underwent counselling, behavioural reflection and educational visits as part of the rehabilitation programme.
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