Lagos State Approves Reopening Of Schools, Gives Date for Resumption
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- July 3, 2020
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- Lagos To Reopen School August 3
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The Lagos State Government on Friday announced that students in Senior Secondary School 3 and Tech III are to resume classes from Monday, August 3.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the announcement during a press briefing held at State House, Marina.
The governor directed that operators of public spaces and offices should deny entry to anyone without a mask.
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The governor asked school authorities in the transitional classes to ensure adequate preparation for resumption ahead of August 3.
He said, “Tertiary institutions will remain closed. We continue to support online teaching during this period. However, students in the transitional classes who have mandatory public examinations ahead of them will be permitted to resume for revision classes and examinations. The commencement date for this will be from Monday, August 3rd.
“All educational establishments are to follow the guidelines for the reopening. We just finished a very serious with stakeholders in the educational sector for the reopening.
“SSS3 and TECH three students are to start; for JSS3, and primary six they will wait for about a week or two before resumption. This permitted opening will for only day schooling. No boarding activities are permitted during this time.
“School authorities are expected to prepare well from now till August 3.”
Schools all over Nigeria have been shut down since March in a bid to contain the spread of the Coronavirus.
