Osun Govt releases guidelines for School Reopening

Osun State Government on Monday released guidelines for the reopening of schools for students in final year classes at the secondary school level.

A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mrs Funke Egbemode, stated that a total of 188 schools with about 13,177 students are reopening, adding that teachers will resume on August 4 and students on August 6. She said the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will commence on August 17.

The Federal Government had held a meeting with commissioners of education in Nigeria’s 36 states and other stakeholders on Monday. Egbemode said the decision to reopen schools in the state was in line with the decision taken at the virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, commissioners of education, the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), proprietors of private schools and chief executives of examination bodies.

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She said, “Parents are expected to provide face masks/nose covers for their children or wards, while Principals and Proprietors of Schools are expected to ensure a tidy environment with desks arranged at least two meters apart. This social distancing shall be ensured by Class Wardens.

“The Ministry of Education shall provide buckets, soap, hand sanitisers, thermometer and also fumigate all schools. The Ministry of Health shall also provide Vitamin C tablets for students. NCDC or the Ministry of Health should be alerted in case of any sign of infection in any of the schools.”

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The Osun government’s announcement came a few hours after the Federal Government announced that SS3 pupils and others in terminal classes should resume on August 4. Lagos State had earlier asked its SS3 pupils to resume on August 3.