As many as four secondary school principals have been demoted to positions of classroom teachers in Edo State after being suspected of committing grievous crimes.
File photo: A Nigerian classroom
No less than four Secondary School Principals in Edo State who were last week suspended for collecting illegal levies from students have been demoted to classroom teachers, The Nation reports.
They were also asked to refund the difference of the money they collected from students under the strict supervision of Post Primary Education Board.
The four principals were alleged to have collected between N11,000 and N20,000 for school uniforms as against N3,000 for Junior Secondary School and N4,000 for Senior Secondary School approved by the state government.
Those affected were Glory Omorodion of Oka Junior Secondary School, Mrs. Victoria Okuonghae of Niger College Junior school, Mrs. Cecilia Isibor of Idogbo Junior Secondary school and Mr. Bright Omorogie of Idogbo Senior Secondary School.
Chairman, Edo State Post Primary Education Board, Mr. Gabriel Oiboh, announced the demotion of the teachers while giving report of the disciplinary committee set up to investigate the teachers.
Oiboh stated that the teachers were found guilty of collecting illegal levies having admitted during questioning by the committee.
He said the affected principals would be demoted as classroom teachers as well as refund the money to the students.
Oiboh warned that any school principals caught collecting illegal levies from students would be dismissed as reports showed that illegal levies were still paid in some schools.