School Resumption: All Schools In Ogun To Resume September 21

The Ogun state government has okayed the re-opening of all schools in the state five months after they were shut down due to the widespread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Making this announcement in a statement on Monday, Kunle Somorin,  the chief press secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun said that the state government has directed schools in the state to resume on September 21 for the first term of 2020/2021 session.

According to the statement, the reopening of schools is extended to all classes in primary and secondary schools, technical and vocational colleges, and tertiary institutions of learning.

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Universities, Polytechnics, and colleges of education are to resume the same day.

However, as part of the state's effort to curb the deadly COVID-19 pandemic,  pupils in Primary one to three will be in school from 8 am to 11 am; while those in Primary 4 to 6 will be in classes from 12 noon to 3 pm.

The same goes for those in secondary schools, as the hours will be shared among those in junior and senior classes.

 Somorin further announced that technical and Vocational will operate their normal school hours of 8 am to 2 pm.

However, the Chief Press Secretary maintained that Early Child Care Development and Education classes for infants from 3 to 5 years of age will not be resuming in public schools until the next phase of schools reopening.

“Tertiary institutions are allowed to commence reopening from 21 September 2020 as may be determined by their respective Management,” he said.