The students involved had just completed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. In what has become a growing pattern among some young people, they marked the moment with inscriptions on their uniforms and public displays of affection that many observers considered inappropriate, offensive and disruptive. What should have been a moment of joy and transition instead raised concerns about discipline, values and the boundaries of public conduct among minors.
Curbing youthful exuberance: Lessons from the Ondo School incident, By Bukoladeremi Ladigbolu
