According to her, the measure is to enable public schools to fulfil the extant COVID-19 safety guidelines. She said Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 and Senior Secondary (SSS) 2 students in public schools are to resume from Monday, September 21, 2020.
The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, has offered insight into what prompted the phased resumption of schools by the Lagos State government.According to her, the measure is to enable public schools to fulfill the extant COVID-19 safety guidelines. She said JSS 3 and SSS 2 students in public schools are to resume from Monday, September 21, 2020.
In a statement yesterday, the commissioner noted: “The ministry is adopting a phased approach to opening public schools. This phased approach to opening will enable public schools to meet COVID-19 social distance rules and safety protocols and will help us watch the behavior of the pandemic as we gradually open up our schools.
“The present Junior Secondary School, JSS 3, and SS 2 students in public schools in the state are to resume classes from Monday, 21st of September, 2020.
“The resumption will permit the present JSS 3 students who are already in an exiting class to revise and get adequately prepared for their forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) organized by the Lagos State Examination Board and scheduled between Tuesday, 6th and Monday, 12th of October, 2020.â€
“We assure parents that announcements for the opening of the other classes will occur as soon as we are certain of their safety.â€