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A Sub Title of Educational Management:New Perspectives
Disciplinary action awaits any student who commits acts of misconduct contrary to the rules and regulations of his institution. The power to discipline often resides in some organs of an institution in accordance with the Law under which the institution is established. However, the term misconduct has often been interpreted as comprising elements of a crime to preclude original exercise of disciplinary powers by the relevant institution. By Law, only a competent court of law or tribunal established for the purpose can try a crime. Thus, institutions should learn to recognize the signpost and refrain from having the “first bite” for trial whenever an allegation of crime is made against a student.
Furthermore, disciplinary organs of an institution should recognize that they perform quasi-judicial role when exercising disciplinary powers and therefore, should ensure that culprits are granted fair hearing as a prescribed natural sense of justice which is enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.
Finally, every organ of an institution should recognize the limit of its disciplinary powers for no one organ is entitled to exercise the power of another or impose sanctions reserved for another. These and other salient points mentioned in the chapter in respect of disciplinary powers deserve to be accorded a prime of place in an educational institution for effective and efficient management.
