Visiting Day is the one day in the term that boarding house (or boarding school as it's called in some parts) students look forward to. It is the day when parents, guardians, relatives come to visit their children or wards. Teachers, matrons, school masters and the general boarding school staff usually want the students to appear like they are well taken care of, even if that is far from the truth.
If you've ever been to boarding school in Nigeria, especially if it was in a federal or state government college (private schools were better, generally) then you know the tricks school staff can play just to put up a good front for that very special day.
Specifically, here are some secrets that are revealed on visiting day:
1. The Teacher (or Matron or School Master) has been spending your child's pocket money
Yes, this is true and possibly more common than we might think. Parents (especially those not familiar with the boarding school setting) sometimes leave their children in care of teachers or matrons or school masters or school mistresses (or even seniors) to "take care" of their children.
By "take care," I mean checking up on the child and giving them money for expenses like food, school projects, personal hygiene items, etc. In short, the teacher is the child's trustee.
