The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a televised press briefing on Friday, has announced that schools will reopen for students in JSS 3 and SSS 3 from August 3. The Punch reports.
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 opening will be from August 3, 2020. All education establishments are to follow established public health guidelines and protocol for re-opening the schools for these categories of students.
He went on to add:
SSS three and TEC three students are to start; for JSS3 we will wait for another one week or two before resumption. This permitted opening will be for only day schooling. No boarding activities are permitted during this time. School Authorities are expected to spend the period between now and the day of re-opening to put in place infrastructure, protocols, and essential items required to comply with all hygiene, safety, and physical distancing requirements.
The governor also mentioned that Primary Six pupils will be graded by their already recorded continuous assessment to pass over to secondary schools.
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