Chrisland School has been shut down by the Lagos government over the death of a child.
On February 9, Whitney Adeniran, a pupil from Chrisland’s Opebi Ikeja branch, passed away while participating in a sporting event.
As the deceased’s family persisted in scrutinising the school, Blessing, the deceased’s mother, accused Chrisland of incompetence.
She claimed that because the school had not planned for an emergency at the event, first aid was not provided.
Despite the doctor’s suggestion of a cardiac arrest, the mother insisted the girl had no history of heart disease.
But Folasade Adefisayo, Lagos education commissioner, says the school is now closed, pending an ongoing probe.
“We also note the impact of this unfortunate event on family, friends, and acquaintance of Whitney and call for calm as we assure that no effort will be spared in investigating the incident”, the commissioner stated.
Earlier while reacting to public criticism following the 12-year-old student’s death, the management at Chrisland School said Whitney had reported “not-too-buoyant” health on January 20, contrary to claims by her parents.
The school said it opted to take Whitney to a health centre, and not a hospital, based on proximity considerations.
Chrisland dismissed insinuations that there was foul play in the death case while citing that she slumped in public.
“Our immediate response was to take advantage of proximity by identifying the nearest medical facility to take her to, where the doctor on duty administered oxygen and every aid possible to her,” the institution had added.
This is not the first time Chrisland School Lagos would be at the centre of a crisis involving one of its students.
In mid-2022, four teachers were arraigned after a sex tape by Chrisland pupils surfaced online during an outing.
In 2019, an ex-staffer of the Chrisland in VGC bagged a 60-year jail term for defiling a two-year-old girl in 2016.
