The Lagos State Government led by
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the
closure of public and private schools indefinitely in the southwest
state.
retwtr.com reports that the closure of schools in Lagos was
announced in a press statement on Monday by the state’s Head of
Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi.
The statement which was titled, ‘Lagos directs students
to stay at home’, quoted Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo,
the Commissioner for Education, as saying that the schools were
shut down over “tension generated by the anti-SARS protests.”
This is coming at a time #EndSARS protests against police
brutality and bad governance by Nigerian youths grounded academic
activities in some schools in the state on Monday.
The statement read in part, “The Lagos State Government has
directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay
at home following the tension generated by the anti-SARS
protests.
“A new date of resumption for all classes will be announced as
soon as possible.”
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The Commissioner for Education who noted that “the safety of the
pupils/students, parents and all staff working in schools is
paramount at this critical period”, advised parents to “keep an eye
on their wards and not allow them to be used as willing tools in
the hands of those who might want to hijack the protests to unleash
mayhem on the society”.
The Lagos State Commissioner also encouraged schools to “utilise
other means of distance teaching and learning i.e radio, television
and online media as they have been doing during and post the recent
COVID-19 lockdown”.
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