Ekiti State Govt. Set To Reopen Schools By August 3.

On Wednesday, Mr Foluso Daramola, the Ekiti State’s Commissioner for Education has announced that schools across the state will reopen by August 3rd.

However the resumption will be for pupils and students in graduating classes at both private and public schools.

The commissioner explained that the announcement comes after a virtual meeting held by stakeholders in the South-West region.

According to him, “Pupils in primary six and students in JSS 3, SSS 3 were to resume on the new date.”

He stated that the government would make available all protective materials needed to curb the spread of COVID-19 to public and private schools.

However he urged parents and guardians to provide three face masks each, for their children and wards.

He also said that authorities of private primary and secondary schools should make available other materials required to contain the virus.

Daramola said the government had also banned the use of school buses by private schools to convey pupils and students to their various schools, saying the action was in line with social distancing protocol.

Earlier on Governor Kayode Fayemi in June announced, via a statewide broadcast that the schools would reopen to graduating classes on July 20. Starting with students in terminal classes (SSS3, JSS3 and Primary 6) to prepare for their exams