Daud Olatunji
The Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) has announced the rustication of 31 students and the indefinite suspension of 47 others for various forms of academic and behavioral misconducts.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that this decision was taken during the university’s Senate meeting held on July 31, 2024.
A statement issued by the Public Relations Office on Tuesday, revealed that among those sanctioned is Ojo Michael, a 200-level student in the Computer Science Department, who was rusticated for the entire 2023/2024 academic session.
The statement further read that Michael was found guilty of forging his Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in a bid to qualify for the Student Union elections.
In addition to Michael, 17 students were rusticated for examination malpractice, while five were sanctioned for making threats to life, and one other for fraudulent activities.
The statement also read that the university’s Examination Malpractice and Students’ Disciplinary Committee, after thorough investigations, recommended these penalties.
The university has further suspended 47 students indefinitely for various forms of misconduct, including impersonation, for which ten students were also punished.
The Senate emphasised that the affected students are required to stay off-campus to avoid potential confrontations with university security personnel.
The university’s management reiterated its commitment to upholding academic integrity and discipline, warning that any student found guilty of misconduct would face severe consequences in line with the institution’s regulations.
The statement read partly” the Senate, at its Statutory meeting of 31st July 2024 has approved that Ojo Micheal, a 200 level student in the Computer Science Department be rusticated for the 2023/2024 Academic session for forgery of CGPA to contest Student Union Elections.
“17 other students got rusticated for examination malpractice, 5 for threat to life and 1 other for fraudulent act.
“47 students were found guilty of misconduct and were thus given indefinite suspension and another ten for impersonation.
“Other various punishments were also meted out for various misconducts as recommended by the Examination Malpractice and Students’ Disciplinary Committee.
“The affected students have been advised in their interest to stay off the Campus to avoid being embarrassed by the University Security Personnel.”
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