No student was raped and we didn’t conduct pregnancy tests on any student- Chrisland Schools

“Now we have followed up on stories making the rounds on sure developments bordering on the morals and ethics of among the students beneath our care, who represented the school at the World School games, Dubai between 8 and 14 of March 2022.

Whereas we understand the emotions this has generated, we guarantee the public that our first method as an establishment was to assume parental roles by providing help to these concerned and making certain that nothing affected their senses of esteem.

Nonetheless, after a complete analysis of the state of affairs, we can not assist however categorical how scandalised and distressed we feel as mothers, fathers and instructors with a relationship that holds a direct bearing on the event of these concerned.

Nonetheless, we took a crucial view of the variety of students who partook on this recent trip and who did the varsity proud in our quest to broaden the horizons of our college students holistically by way of international publicity, which takes into account a healthful development of the thoughts, body and spirit by way of sporting engagements.

Of the 76 kids who represented Chrisland, 71 ensured adherence to our requirements, abiding with laid down rules and code of conduct, whereas doing us very proud within the course of.  Inside these 71, we stored our ladies on the eleventh ground and Boys on the 4th ground to attract clear strains that respect ethical boundaries.

We had been, however, compelled to interact with the mother and father of the remaining college students who sadly acquired themselves concerned in misconduct, and in accordance with our code of conduct processes, that are well known to the parents, we meted out measured reprimands to them to instil a way of self-discipline and as deterrence to others. This was additionally to warning our college students on the need to stay on the path of resisting flawed influences.

The disciplinary motion was in order to not undermine our cohesive tradition as a group of future leaders and committed instructors, however to be assertive in handing down the kind of self-discipline that seeks to appropriate and reform our children, when they stray from the trail of rectitude.

Whereas we hasten to affirm that as an institution that’s managing kids from various backgrounds, we can not lay declare to, or embark on any sense of self-righteousness in our method, however we study and evolve inside the frames of greatest practices each single day.

As such, as we recognise that there’ll always be area for enchancment, we’re due to this fact irrevocably dedicated to re-evaluating our processes to strengthen little one safety protocols, whilst we will depart no stone unturned in ensuring that the sense of the esteem of the kids involved are uncompromisingly preserved. Now we have activated little one safety processes and shall be participating the expertise of kid psychologists to ensure we translate this incidence to profit the kids in our care.

We’re therefore not going to offer room to sentiments that undertake much less empathy by way of the results of the current situation on our youngsters. We implore all of us as stakeholders to work together as build-up companions, reasonably than pull-down enablers. For each remark we make on this delicate interval, we must always do not forget that these concerned are kids and as such, they deserve our very responsible management of this example so as to not have an effect on their mental health, as we search to clear this short-term fog within the path of their progress. That is why no matter at the moment charged feelings, we need to endeavour to maintain our heads in focus whereas carrying the authorities alongside in manners that depart nothing hidden, particularly as we had nothing to cover.

We’re proud to reassure our stakeholders that no rape of anybody or the administration of a pregnancy test on any little one took place on our watch. For emphasis, solely a COVID post-travel take a look at was conducted on the returning delegation of our college students, in compliance with COVID-19 journey protocols, on the Life Centre Medical Services on March 21, 2022, at School  Corridor, Opebi.

This was by way of the nostril swab take a look at as according to COVID-19 well being protocols. We belief that this may be verified on the supply offered. To insinuate {that a} being pregnant take a look at was carried out on a scholar, for whatever purpose, therefore, is a highly unfortunate conjecture.

Nonetheless, our processes can be readily opened up for the scrutiny of regulators and stakeholders on the earliest indication of this, to allow the course of scientific or forensic inspections. We’re sure this can lay to relaxation any shred of doubt or hazy optic that the current flurry of actions might need occasioned.

Lastly, we guarantee parents and guardians that we take unequivocal cognisance of the responsibility of care entrusted to us and we might never betray this, as we’re greater than ever resolved to work tougher at keeping and constructing the belief reposed in us. We refuse to bask in or give credence to the sentimental contrivances in search of to gasoline this disaster the extra with numerous renditions that have taken over the social media area.

The one account we’re obligated to render is how nicely the kids entrusted in our care have been managed, as now we have excelled in doing prior to now 45 years of our existence as an academic institution, and to ensure that on this whole development, the one winners right here shall be this little one.”