The study investigated the influence of parent’s attitude on the immoral behaviour of secondary school students in Ado Ekiti Local Government. It also examined the influence of the student immoral behaviour on the moral behaviour of the students on their educational progress. The study employed descriptive of the survey type. The population was all the secondary school students in Ado Ekiti Local Government. The sample consisted of 120 secondary school students randomly selected from 12 secondary schools drawn from Ado-Ekiti Local Government of Ekiti State. The method of selection was by multistage sampling procedure. The instrument employed for the study was a questionnaire titled: “The Moral Behaviour of Secondary School Students Questionnaire (SCQ)”, consisting of five sections. The validity and the reliability of the instrument was ensured. The instrument was administered by the researcher with the assistance of research assistants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that parents’ attitudes significantly influenced the moral behaviour of students. It was also revealed that the moral behaviour of students influenced their educational progress. It was recommended among others that moral behaviour should form part of the criteria for evaluating the educational progress of students

Keywords: Parent, Attitude, Students, Moral Behaviour,

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