By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong, has ordered all private and public schools in the state to reopen from October 30, 2020.
The schools had remained shut following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country early this year.
The governor gave the order after a meeting with all stakeholders and setting up of mechanisms for observing COVID-19 protocols in all schools in the state.
Going by the order, the schools will
resume academic activities for the third term and ensure they operate within the guidelines issued by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for the safety of students and teachers.
Already, various trainings and engagements had been held to orientate school principals and teachers on basic operational requirements.
Similarly, the management of schools had been mandated to clean, fumigate and re-arrange the school environment preparatory to the resumption.
However, all grade six students are to resume schools between October 19 and 23 to prepare for the First School Leaving Certificate and National Common Entrance Examinations.
