Coronavirus: FG releases plans for schools’ resumption

The Ministry of Education on Monday, said the resumption of all classes will be in phases as it reeled-out conditions for the safe reopening of the schools across all levels as part of the extension to the relaxation of lockdown imposed due to Covid-19 pandemic.
It, however, further stressed that before schools can be reopened, risk assessments must be undertaken with the best interests of the learners, teachers, and other education personnel considered.
While maintaining that more than 1.5 billion children and young people globally have been affected by school and university closures, the education ministry, in the guidelines, also declared that it has identified programmes that “will guarantee the recovery of learning gaps.”
Ministry of education has submitted its architecture which contains conditions for the reopening of schools across levels.
In the guideline signed by the ministers of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the education ministry also recommended distance learning, satellites centres and online teaching.
Parts of the conditions given stated that schools should be fumigated, while classes should be restructured in a way that will accommodate social distancing.
Another core condition given for the reopening of the schools is that teachers must be trained in hygiene management and other safety measures.
“The scenarios require organising learners and children into small groups with consistent membership and compliance with the risk mitigation strategies.
“The membership of these groups should not change unless the NCDC public health guideline suggests otherwise,” part of the condition for the opening process read.