The Polytechnic in Ibadan has made it unlawful for female students who are expecting or nursing to bring their children inside the classrooms or dorms.
The morals code that the polytechnic’s governing council ratified made the decision clear.
Students who publicly embrace on campus will be suspended for one semester, according to the polytechnic.
The polytechnic’s spokesman, Adewole Soladoye, affirmed the rigors moral code.
“The school is not a nursing home. Is it right to bring babies into lecture rooms? It is definitely a distraction.
“They are free to have babies. But they should look for a childcare facility for their babies,” he said.
The school’s governing board advised pupils to avoid inappropriate apparel and stated that certificates would only be given to those who were “upright” in their academic pursuits and moral behaviour.
The institution’s official communication to new and returning students, entitled “THE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN, INDECENT DRESSING/POSTURE NOTICE,” reads;
The Polytechnic in Ibadan grants certificates to students who have demonstrated merit in their academic endeavours and moral integrity.
Students must adhere to the institution’s standards and code of conduct, which include not dressing or acting indecently.
The following categories of Indecent Dressing/Posture have been approved for implementation by the Management, on behalf of the Governing Council.
INDECENT DRESSING/POSTURE. SANCTION
Multi Coloured Braid for females. One (1) Semester suspension
2.Coloured Hairstyles. One (1) Semester suspension.
3 Hair Braiding for Male. Two (2) Semester suspension
4. Dreadlocks. One (1) Semester suspension
5. Spangled Hair Style for Male. Two (2) Semester suspension
6. Earring for Male/Cowries for Female. One (1) Semester suspension
7. Unconventional Wearing of Face Cop/ Fez Cap. One (1) Semester suspension
8. Tattered Jeans. One (1) Semester suspension
9. Micro/Mini Dress. One (1) Semester suspension
10. Crop Tops/Jump Tops. One (1) Semester suspension
11. Off Shoulder Clothes. One (1) Semester suspension
12. Backless Clothes. One (1) Semester suspension
13. Transparent Wears. One (1) Semester suspension
14. Bum Shorts. One (1) Semester suspension
15.Nose, Mouth Eye Extra rings. One (1) Semester suspension
16. Sagging. One (1) Semester suspension
17. Tattoo. One (1) Semester suspension
OTHER SANCTIONABLE CONDUCTS
1. Intimate Open Embrace (Hugging) One (1) Semester suspension
2. Openly sitting on each other’s laps (Opposite Sex) One (1) Semester suspension
3. Nursing Mothers/Pregnant Students residing in the Hostel. One (1) Semester suspension
4. Bringing Babies to the Hostel/Classroom. Ejection from the Hostel/Classroom One (1) Semester suspension
5. Driving of tinted vehicles by students into the campus. Impounding of Car One (1) Semester suspension.
