All public and private schools in Lagos State should reopen for the second term 2020/21 academic session from Monday, eighteenth.
According to Lagos State Government, the order is in line with the Federal Government’s directive coupled with the second wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The order was announced on Monday by the Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo.
She enjoined all schools to make efforts to comply with all the outlined Covid-19 requirements for resumption schools.
According to her, this is not just for the improvement of overall school operations but for the safe reopening of academic activities to support the state government’s quest for a full return.
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.
She added that schools should also strive to avoid any Covid-19 infection among all students and staff.
The Education Commissioner also enjoined teachers, students, and visitors to wear facemasks at all times, observe physical distancing, embrace regular handwashing with soap under running water and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene within the school premises.