Popular Nigeria singer Simisola Kosoko aka Simi has taken to social media to advise parents to stop sending their children to boarding school due to increased cases of bullying in some schools in the country at large.
The ‘Duduke’ crooner gave the advice while reacting to the unfortunate incident which led to the death of a 12-year-old boarding student of Dowen College identified as Sylvester Oromoni.
The musician who reacted in a post on social media said that schools, even as small as a daycare, traumatize children, and parents need to pay rapt attention to the wellbeing of their kids.
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She wrote: ‘‘Ya’ll please don’t leave your babies in these hellish schools after you notice something is off because you think it will get better or because they apologized. Even daycare, primary schools. Many of them are traumatizing children, but many parents don’t even pay attention.
“They beat me too. I did not die” Also, I’ve never been an advocate of boarding school. That age is so sensitive. They Need you. Most kids that want to go often do so for sus reasons lol and many parents do it cos they want free time. They need you. Even when they say they don’t or they’re mad at you – they need you.
‘‘They need you to be present, to be in their faces and know everything about them. They need to be able to come to you about everything – not just to see them 3-4 months in a year, but to each his/her own i guess.The world is not a kind place. We have to stand in the gap for our children. Everyday. God help us.It is painful that a child had to lose his life for these conversations to be happening,’’ the singer added.
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