Lagos Government gives date for reopening of schools

Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the resumption of schools in the state.

Onyxnews Nigeria reports that the announcement was made at a media briefing on Friday, where the state governor said the resumption of schools in Lagos will be on August 3rd 2020 and it will be for those in SSS 3 and Tech III.

The governor stated that the decision was taken after a meeting with stakeholders in the education sector.

His words: “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 III, the technical schools three as well.

“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,” Sanwo-Olu said.

Excluding students in tertiary institutions, governor Sanwo-Olu said the student in tertiary institutions will continue their online academic activities, pending the decision taken on physical resumption.

“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, the Lagos governor added.