The Lagos State Government has announced the gradual re-opening of schools in the state on August 3, 2020, with the resumption of the “transitional classes”.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who announced this in a televised press briefing, said the students of the transitional classes of Senior Secondary School Three and Technical School Three would resume first.
Sanwo-Olu added that pupils in primary schools and Junior Secondary School Three students would resume school a week or two weeks after the SSS3 students’ resumption.
He tasked school authorities in the transitional classes to ensure adequate preparation for resumption ahead of August 3.
“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 will be from Monday, August 3rd.
“All educational establishments are to follow the guidelines for the reopening. We just finished a very serious with stakeholders in the educational sector for the reopening.
“SSS3 and Technical Three students are to start; for JSS3, and primary six they will wait for about a week or two before resumption. This permitted opening will for only day schooling. No boarding activities are permitted during this time.
“School authorities are expected to prepare well from now till August 3.”
