Lagos Govt announces gradual re-opening of schools. TECH 3 and SSS 3 students are to resume first on August 3rd. Other graduation classes (JSS 3 & Pry. 6) to wait till further notice
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known in a televised press briefing on Friday.
He, however, stated that students in Senior Secondary School three and Technical School three would resume first.
Sanwo-Olu stated that the resumption date for pupils in JSS3 would be announced Sooner.
The governor however stated that boarding school activities remains closed that there would only be day schooling.
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“We just finished a very long meeting with various stakeholders in the education sector. That is what has kept us for the past two hours. And so, for the avoidance of doubt, students impacted by this directive would be in the transitional class of JSS 3, SSS 3 and Tech 3, the technical schools three as well,” Sanwo-Olu said.
“The commencement date for this would be from Monday, August 3, 2020. SSS 3 and Tech 3 will start. But for JSS 3, we’ll wait for another one or two weeks and we’ll see how we’ve taken the first set of Tech 3 and SSS 3 before they now subsequently would open.
“This permitted opening would apply only to day schooling; no boarding activity of any sort is permitted at this time.
“School authorities are expected to spend this period, between now and August 3, to be able to prepare themselves well and get the right directives from our ministry of education and the quality assurance office under the ministry of education.”
The governor stated that tertiary institutions will remain closed.
“We continue to support online teaching during this period,” he said.
“I know that some of them are also conversing with us on if some final year students would be allowed to have physical opening. That modality, we’re still working on it with them, but the online teaching that has started at the tertiary institutions will continue.”
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