Adefioye Iyunade
Ekiti State government has announced September 21 as school resumption date for primary and secondary schools in the state.
The State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday evening announced this saying, this development brings to an end months of school closure occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fayemi, who spoke in a state-wide broadcast, also directed that tertiary institutions in the state be opened to students from October 2, subject to each institution’s Governing Council decision and strict adherence to safety protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The governor stressed that the authorities of the tertiary institutions are to liaise with the Ekiti State COVID-19 Task Force for guidance on the appropriate measures to be put in place before reopening.
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According to him, students in SSS II, JSS III, and Primary 6 are to resume on September 21, while students in SSS I, JSS II, and Primary 5 and 4 are to resume from September 28.
Students in JSS I and Primary 1-3 are to resume on October 19, while pupils in Kindergarten and Nursery Schools are expected to resume on November 2 when more assurances of safety for their age bracket would have been established.
The governor noted that the decision to open more classes was taken because there has been no spike traceable to students in exit classes who are writing their certificate examinations, noting, “This shows that our preventive measures to safeguard them from being infected have been effective.”
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