The Lagos State Government has announced that all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state should be reopened for the second term 2020/21 academic session from Monday, 18th of January, 2021.
The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, stated on Monday that this was in line with the Federal Government’s directive coupled with the second wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
She therefore enjoined all schools to make efforts to comply with all the outlined Covid-19 requirements for resumption schools.
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“Not just for the improvement of overall school operations but for the safe reopening of academic activities to support the Lagos State Government’s quest for a full return,” she said.
The Commissioner advised that schools should have flexible plans where students and teachers who feel sick can teach or learn from home via available online platforms, adding that schools should also strive to avoid any COVID-19 infection among all students and staff.
She also enjoined teachers, students and visitors to always wear their facemask, observe physical distancing, wash hands regularly with soap under running water and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene within the school premises.
Recall that the state had announced on Sunday that schools below tertiary level in the state remained shut indefinitely.
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