AKURE, NIGERIA– In a decisive crackdown on increasing indiscipline across public secondary schools, the Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has put 27 trainees on immediate and indefinite suspension.
The disciplinary action, which was validated on Monday, July 13, 2026, targets trainees throughout 3 prominent public organizations within the state capital: Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas College, and CAC Grammar School.
According to state officials, the suspensions follow consistent reports of unruly behaviour, physical altercations, and gross offenses of the state’s harmonised Standard procedure for public schools.
Implementing Discipline Through Direct Intervention
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Akindele Ige, personally visited the three affected institutions to enforce the suspension orders and hold emergency situation regulatory conferences with school principals, vice-principals, and departmental heads.
Dr. Ige described that the extreme steps ended up being unavoidable after duplicated structural cautions stopped working to suppress a growing culture of delinquency.
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He expressed issue over an uptick in sub-cultural vices amongst public school students, clearly mentioning bullying, street battling, truancy, and the digital recording and blood circulation of indecent videos on social networks platforms.
Active Containment and Shared Parenting Burden
Under the regards to the ministry’s executive order, the 27 impacted students are totally disallowed from entering their respective school facilities or participating in any scholastic or extra-curricular activities until more notice.
The Ministry mentioned that the files of the suspended students have been turned over to the internal disciplinary committees of the respective schools.
These committees will work in direct partnership with ministry officials to evaluate each case on its benefits before a final decision concerning expulsion or guided rehabilitation is made.
Dr. Ige concluded by advising moms and dads that character development can not be left solely to the state.
As of the time of filing this report, the internal management groups of Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas College, and CAC Grammar School were still processing internal student records and had not released independent statements.