No doubts this is the news that most Nigerian student have been long waiting for following the submission of precautions and steps for reopening of schools nationwide by the federal government to the national assembly (NASS) as reviewed by minister of state for education in the person of Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.
We all are aware of how long schools have been closed by the government in other to prevent and take measure to rapid spread of the covi-19 (corona virus) pandemic and ever then since student have been clamoring for when news like this will come in considering the reopening of worship centers.
Chukwuemeka stated that the ministry have submit plans to the national assembly to reopen schools nationwide as he ponder more on how the educational sector can be moved forward in this pandemic.
Chukwuemeka said if the Senate has not called they would have gone to them on the matter of school resumption because they have already met with house of representative.
He said the documents are presented to them so that they can also have their say as major stakeholders.
The vice chairman Akon Eyakenyi of the committee express his concern that the academic calendar could be affected by public schools where no arrangement have been made to teach student at home considering their private schools counterpart.
The chairman expressed his concern towards the issue that even when the schools in the city have access to radio and television education what about those in the village.
The part of the statement thus;
"If the government can give guidelines for reopening of churches and mosque, stakeholders in the educational sector could also hold a meeting with the government to agree on guideline for reopening of schools".
He said all they need to do is to come up with measures for both student and teachers that will ensure safety for both of them.
He further said that they can make it in such a way that not all schools will resume at once that's to say batch by batch so they will start with the final year student and then gradually.
He added that they will also design it in such a way that they will have number of student that will go to school both morning and afternoon section.
He concluded that the ministry have to be innovative at this critical time to save the educational sector because nobody knows how far this pandemic disease is going to last.
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