YABATECH Bans Students From Wearing Slippers To School
one of the school’s safety officers was heard let understudies know that beginning from tomorrow (today), understudies will never again be permitted to come into the school compound wearing shoes.
The Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, famously known as YABATECH, has restricted understudies of the school from wearing shoes or flip-failures to school.
The restriction begins from Tuesday, August 9, 2022, SaharaReporters has learnt.
In a viral video seen by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, one of the school’s safety officers was heard let understudies know that beginning from tomorrow (today), understudies will never again be permitted to come into the school compound wearing shoes.
“From tomorrow, not any more wearing of shoes to school. We will deny you access assuming you come here wearing shoes. It is possible that you put on shoes or shoes; assuming you come here tomorrow with shoes, we will deny you access. Make una (sic) no fault me goodness,” the gatekeeper said.
The school situated in Yaba, Lagos was established in 1947. It is Nigeria’s most memorable higher instructive organization.
In the interim, the boycott has created blended responses on Twitter.
Some commended the choice while some others censured it, depicting it as brutal considering what is happening of the nation and that numerous understudies of the school could scarcely bear to purchase reading material not to mention shoes.
A Twitter client with the handle @AdaUbakala tweeted, “Great Morning, for what reason is the Yabatech Management telling understudies they can’t wear shoes, yet shoes and shoes to school from tomorrow, ninth August, 2022?! What kind of false authoritarian and elitist school rule is this? @NigEducation.
“By any stretch of the imagination. A considerable lot of them couldn’t in fact bear the cost of books and the administration needs to prevent them from procuring training due to what their footwear resemble?”
Good Morning, why is the Yabatech Management telling students they can't wear slippers, but sandals and shoes to school from tomorrow, 9th August, 2022?! What type of faux classist and elitist school rule is this? @NigEducation @instablog9ja pic.twitter.com/4QC4OfkQ55
— Ógèchi (@AdaUbakala) August 8, 2022
One more Twitter client, @Dreyfuzzy be that as it may, commended the choice of the administration of the school, saying, “no no… let us not empower unremarkableness. In the event that u can pay ur school expenses, u ought to attempt to save and purchase a humble sets of shoes. Should not be pristine. A genuinely utilized fair pair can do the trick. If u dont wear worn out garments I dont see the reason why u can’t stretch out the blessing down to ur feet.”
Non no no… let us not encourage mediocrity. If u can pay ur school fees, u should try to save and buy a modest pair of shoes. Must not be brand new. A fairly used decent pair can suffice. If u dont wear tattered clothes I dont see why u can't extend the favor down to ur feet.
— Dreyfuss (@Dreyfuzzy) August 8, 2022
One more client with Twitter handle @BuffMaris tweeted, “On the off chance that you can bear the cost of shoes, you can manage the cost of a shoe of the lady cost. However I figure they ought to have reported it a semester before impact.”
If you can afford slippers, you can afford a sandal of the dame price. Though I think they should have announced it a semester prior to effect.
— Wangari Maathai (@BuffMaris) August 8, 2022
At the point when SaharaReporters reached the Public Relations Officer of the school, Joe Ejiofor, he affirmed the boycott.
He, notwithstanding, made sense of the setting of the boycott, saying the school needs to guarantee that understudies look fair while going to classes.
He said, “The school has a clothing regulation that clothing standard is plainly spelt out. When it’s all said and done, on the off chance that you are an understudy there is not a glaringly obvious explanation for you to wear elastic shoes. As an understudy, assuming you are coming to class you ought to have the option to put on least standard wears that will stand you out as a decent and mindful understudy.
“At the point when you say shoes, I don’t have a clue about the sort of shoes yet as a typical understudy, you ought to have the option to wear shoes so that when you come to class you ought to look great. There are quality shoes that an understudy can wear and it will match their dress. An understudy can wear palm shoes (typically produced using calfskin).”