Parents have accused the Atlantic Hall School of "bullying " after an institution that allegedly charged a monthly fee of N195k per child for online classes and threatened parents who refused to obey.
Due to the pandemic done by COVID-19, the school remained closed and a number of schools were teaching children online at a cost of subsidies.
Atlantic Hall School, Poka, in Epe, Lagos, through the Educational Trust Council, is reportedly introducing a monthly fee of N195 per student for online classes. However, some parents objected to the cost and questioned how the school arrives at that amount.
Parents signed a petition and were sent to the board, asking for an answer but they allegedly told that "The amount was decided after involvement with a consultant who suggested that it was the best number. "
Parents are asked to have other consultants compare both numbers but the board members reportedly objected and insisted on costing 195,000 Naira per month for each child.
Furthermore, Atlantic Hall's principals wrote a letter to parents who signed a petition to inform them that they should be attracting their children from school if they were not willing to pay a monthly fee.
In the letter obtained , Andrew Jedras, the Principal and CEO of the school, told the parents: "We would therefore suggest that you find a school perhaps better suited to your requirements and specifications. This the Board feels is both the appropriate solution and in the interest of your child's continuing education which should be conducted in a school where you have greater confidence in their organization, policies, and procedures."
The principal continued in the letter, "We sincerely hope that your child(ren) will be happy at their new school and that you will also find an educational environment more conducive to your requirements?"
Parents who received the letter said this action is tantamount to bullying.
A concerned parent said: "This seems like bullying as the implication is all parents would have to always agree with the decisions of the Council or risk having their children removed from the school.
"In the real sense, Atlantic Hall is taking steps to expel the children of parents who complained about an unjustified imposition of fees. Parents and their children should not be punished for demanding explanation."
Parents also alleged that a "very high ranking member of the Council was removed simply because he disagreed with the Council’s fees decision."
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