Seventeen secondary school students in Ondo State are facing indefinite suspension of their West African Senior School Certificate Examination results and testimonials after a video showing disorderly conduct during post xamination celebrations went viral on social media.

The sanctions, announced by the Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology following an emergency meeting with school administrators at the ministry headquarters in Akure, affect students from Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas College, and CAC Grammar School, all in Akure.

The video, which circulated after the students completed the 2026 WASSCE, showed them tearing school uniforms and chanting inappropriate slogans as part of end of examination celebrations. The ministry identified 17 students from the footage and moved swiftly to impose disciplinary measures.

Beyond withholding results and testimonials, the names of the affected students will be entered into a newly established black book for student misconduct in their respective schools. Principals across the state have been directed to create similar records for disciplinary infractions. Senior officers at the three affected schools have also been issued queries for lapses in supervision that allowed the celebrations to deteriorate into disorder.

The ministry further ordered the immediate expulsion of any student featured in the video who is not in the graduating class.

The Commissioner for Education, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, said the government would not tolerate conduct capable of undermining discipline and the reputation of schools in the state. "While celebrating academic milestones is natural, the growing sign out culture among secondary school students must be guided by decency. We will not fold our arms and watch the discipline we have painstakingly instilled in our schools be eroded for the sake of social media clout," he stated.

Ajibefun added that the measures would serve as a deterrent to other students who might consider similar conduct in the future, stressing the government's resolve to protect the integrity of the state's education system.

The Permanent Secretary, Dr Akindele Ige, urged school principals to proactively report disruptive incidents to Zonal Education Offices before they escalate, calling for stronger communication channels between schools and education authorities.

Parents and the affected students have been summoned to the ministry to receive official letters conveying the sanctions.