BREAKING: Ogun State Finally Reopen Schools, Breaks Up Class Hours

BREAKING: Ogun State Finally Reopen Schools, Breaks Up Class Hours—A press statemen has been released by the Ogun state Government in regards to the reopening of schools.

Monday, 21 September, 2020 is to be the first term of 2020/2021 session in addition to the earlier resumption of students in SS3 who are currently writing the West African School Certificate Examination.

Governor Dapo Abiodun announced that this second phase of the reopening of schools is extended to all classes in primary and secondary schools Technical and Vocational Colleges, and Tertiary Institutions. However, as part of the efforts to meet the COVID-19 guidelines for school operations, the schools hours are staggered as follows for public schools.

• Primary 1 to primary 3​​​​ 8.00am to 11.00am

…• Primary 4 to Primary 612.00noon to 3.00pm

• JSS 1 to JSS38.00am to 11.00am
• SS1 to SS312.00noon to 3.00pm
• Technical and Vocational will operate their normal school hours of 8.00am to 2.00pm Early Child Care Development and Education classes i.e 3-5 years of age will not be resuming in public schools until the next phase of schools’ reopening.
• Privateschools are also expected to take necessary measures to meet the COVID-19 protocols for physical distancing among others requirements.
• Tertiary institutions are allowed to commence reopening from 21 September, 2020 as may be determined by their respective Management.

Worthy of note is that government had earlier announced that all students had been given automatic promotion to the next class, including automatic placement for primary 6 students in public primaryschools into JSS1 of public secondaryschools.