In a bid to further curb immoralities amongst students, the management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, has prohibited hugging, indecent dressing, use of tinted vehicles and other forms of improper conduct by students of the institution, in the campus premises.
This was contained in a notice released, Tuesday, by the polytechnic management.
The statement added that violation of the new rules will be met with stringent sanctions ranging from a semester suspension, rejection from classrooms or hostel for erring nursing mothers, and impounding vehicles from any student using a vehicle with tinted glass.
The management added that some of the forbidding dressings and postures include, multi-coloured braids for females, coloured hairstyles, dreadlocks, spangled hairstyles for males, earrings for males cowries for females, the unconventional wearing of fez caps, wearing of tattered jeans, micro/mini dress, crop tops/ jump tops, off shoulder clothes, backless clothes, transparent wears, bum shorts, nose, mouth extra earrings, sagging and tattoos.”
The notice reads: “Certificates of the Polytechnic, Ibadan are awarded to students who are found worthy in both academic pursuit and good character.
“Students are required to abide by the institution’s standard and code of conduct, of which indecent dressing/posture is one.
“The management, on behalf of the Governing Council has approved for implementation of the under-listed sanctions for the following categories of indecent dressing/posture.”
