Ondo State Schools Resumption Date Announced [UPDATED]

Ondo State Schools Resumption Date has been Announced.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has directed that all public and private schools in the state should resume on Monday 2nd of November, 2020.

Schools in the state were closed on Monday 26th October 2020 following #EndSARS protest which turned bloody after it was hijacked by hoodlums.

A statement by the Education, Science and Technology commissioner Femi Agagu in Akure said that the schools are to spend six weeks for the completion of second and third term 2019/2020 academic session.

Agagu pointed out that ” Mr Governor has directed that all schools should resume on Monday 2nd November 2020 now that the State has become peaceful.

Parents and the public, according to him are to note this directive and all schools are to comply.

OCTOBER UPDATE:

After months of closing schools following the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, Ondo State government on Wednesday directed all schools in the state to resume for academic activities from Monday, 19th October 2020.

The Chairman of the Interministerial Committee on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, who disclosed this during a press conference in Akure, Ondo state capital, said the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has approved the resumption of students in tertiary institutions, primary and secondary schools in the state.

Fatusi who is also the Vice-Chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, called on the authorities of all schools in the state to abide with the COVID-19 preventive guidelines, as released by the state Inter-ministerial Committee to ensure the safety of staff and students.

Fatusi hinted that the Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID -19 would conduct periodic monitoring visit to schools in the state, saying any school that fails to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines would be shut.

He advised all the schools reopening to adhere to the guidelines which include: “Notices with the message, “No Mask, No Entry, must be boldly displayed at the entrance of the school and at strategic spots throughout the school compound.

“Infrared thermometer must be made available and used to assess the temperature of each staff, student, and visitors at the point of entry into the schools

“Handwashing devices with an adequate and constant source of running water and soaps must be available in schools and all individuals must wash their hands when entering the schools.

He stated further that “alternatively, hand sanitisers with an alcohol content of not less than 70 per cent may be used while all individuals with high temperature or who show any form of illness must not be allowed into the school and written guidelines must be available in that regard.”

Speaking on the sitting arrangement, he said seats in the classrooms and staff rooms must be separated with a minimum space of two metres or 6 feet

“A COVID-19 monitoring team must be established in each school with the responsibility for monitoring and ensuring full compliance of all staff and students with the above-stated guidelines,” he said.

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