Crisland School says it has suspended a 10-year-old female
pupil for taking part in a truth-or-dare game in Dubai.
The school announced the girl’s suspension in a letter to
her parent, describing her conduct as “improper behaviour”
Students from the elite high school had gone to Dubai in
March to participate in the World School Games between March 10-13, 2022.
The school’s exceptional outing drew public commendation and
praise after it won about 34 medals.
In the April 14, 2022, letter to the girl’s parent, seen by
Peoples Gazette, authorities at Chrisland School in Victoria Island Garden City
told her parents that she was the ringleader of the truth-or-dare game.
“In line with our core values centred on discipline,
Chrisland Schools have zero tolerance for any improper behaviour and
misconduct,” the school said in a letter signed by its principal Georgia Azike.
The school, however, didn’t divulge the pupil’s name.
The school disclosed that other schoolmates who
took part in the game had been suspended, adding that the girl and her parents
did not cooperate during its investigation.
“Consequently, [name redacted) is hereby placed on
indefinite suspension until you as the parents ensure that she is punished,
adequately counselled and rehabilitated,” the school said.
The Gazette said it laid hands on the letter hours after the
issue came to public knowledge on social media. Friends of the father said a
pregnancy test had been conducted and the school initially hushed up the case.