The Lagos state government has said it will issue guidelines on the reopening of schools in the state after the ongoing lockdown is lifted.
State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, made this known on Tuesday on an online show, Covinspiration show.
The commissioner said the state had already started meeting with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to design guidelines that would be adopted before students could return to their classrooms.
She noted that the state is working out modalities for the resumption of schools, adding that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu cannot unilaterally announce schools’ reopening since the pandemic did not affect Lagos alone.
She said: “This(school resumption} is not a decision that any state can unilaterally take on its own. If we are certain that the children are safe, we will reopen the schools for learning to resume.
“We are already working with the Federal Ministry of Education and they are working with National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on the guidelines that could be adopted when the need arises for the schools to reopen.
“After the protocol is completed and health officials assure us that the coast is clear, we will give the schools some days to adjust their premises in accordance with the guidelines on commencement of academic activities.”
She added that the state government had concluded plans to employ at least 2,000 teachers in another few months to boost the standard of public primary school education in the state.
According to her, the recruitment is in addition to the 1,000 teachers earlier recruited by the government
