CoronaVirus Updates
Lagos reopens schools August 3, but…
BY NICHOLAS ABE
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday announced the resumption of schools in the state, effective August 3, 2020.
The resumption, however, affects only students in certain categories of classes termed “transition classes”.
These are students in Senior Secondary School 3 (SSS3) and Technical School 3 (TEC3), who will be doing their graduation examinations.
Sanwo-Olu said the resumption would only affect day schools as boarding activities are excluded.
Primary six pupils who are looking to getting into secondary schools, according to the governor, will be graded by their already recorded Continuous Assessment to move over to secondary schools.
In a briefing to the state on Friday at Marina House, Lagos, the governor said: “This year, #COVID19 has disrupted our businesses and schools. For our students in SSS3 and TEC3, we have some important news.
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“In line with the updated guidelines from the Presidential Task Force on #COVID19, they will resume on August 3 to prepare for mandatory public exams.
“This resumption will be strictly monitored and must follow established public health guidelines and protocols in the State.
“The permission to re-open only applies to day-schools. Boarding activities are excluded. Instructions for JSS3 will come soon as we continue to consult.
“Pupils in Primary Six will be graded by their already recorded Continuous Assessment (CA) to pass over to secondary schools.
“Our tertiary institutions are to continue their online academic activities which are at various advanced stages.”