Lagos State Government has approved Monday, January 18, 2020 as the resumption date for all public and private schools below tertiary level.
The resumption marks the commencement of the 2020/21 academic session’s second term.
The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo said this in a statement on Monday.
She said the reopening was in line with the Federal Government’s directive coupled with the second wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The official ordered schools to comply with all the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines.
She told them to have flexible plans where students and teachers who feel sick can teach or learn from home via available online platforms.
Adefisayo enjoined teachers, students and visitors to always wear face masks, observe physical distancing, regular hand washing with soap and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.
“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.”
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 wear facemasks at all times, observe physical distancing, embrace regular hand washing with soap under running water and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene within the school premises.
