Nigerians react with anoyance as Lagos State government speak on school resumption;see thier reactions here.

According to the initial Lagos state government Academic Calender for 2019/2020 session, the third term activity was supposed to commence on 20th Of April, 2020. But the coronavirus pandemic has led to change of academic activities in the state and in the country at large. In lieu of this, the lagos state government has declared that private and public schools should remain closed in order to protect the lives of pupils and students. The commissioner of education in Lagos state Mrs Folashade Adefisayo reaffirms the decision of the state government on reopening the schools for third term academic calender. This information was made available via the official social media networks of the state government which stated categorically that the state will rather intensify the distance learning than asking the school to open for operations.

According to the report which was made available via the official social media networks of the Lagos state government, the commissioner urged all the private schools proprietors who are aiming at resuming schools amidst the lockdown to abandon such plans as the Lagos state government has no plan to reopen the schools.https://myinfor.school.blog/2020/04/22/mathematics-exercise-for-jss1/

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The commissioner of education however reiterated that the state government will improve on the online classes and urged the parents to allow their children to follow the online classes. But she also advised that parents should monitor the children against the use of internet and social media for pornography and other related habits. More information is available via the official link of the state government

Nevertheless, the Lagos state decision on school resumption has generated some reactions from social media followers, while alot of people are not happy with the situation the coronavirus pandemic has put the nation into, others are concern about the effects it will have on the pupils and students at large. See some reactions from the social media below;

Ola Hammed wrote on facebook : “See all these,i swear I hate teaching profession, we private teacher are at great loss. No govt package, no salary, family needs keep rising, Ramadan approaches, no help from human only Allah. I know the cry of the innocent and labour well hunt”https://myinfor.school.blog/2020/04/24/lasg-warns-private-schools-against-third-term-resumption/

Dcn Abiodun Adeoye wrote on facebook : “Is the distance learning project known to Lagosians? How much publicly has been given to it? How about challenges of electricity to remain connected at scheduled times?”

@ ladynaomi2020 wrote on twitter: “God have mercy on us, Light will prevail. We are coming out strong. 🙏”

@ Yusyme wrote on twitter :”This is where the federal and state government needs to come in fully! Govt should Pay school fees at least 50%, provide laptops and steady power for this online education”.

Achilike Maurice Ikenna wrote : “Please, how will parents who are obviously not earning salaries because their companies are shut down be able to buy data and generator fuel needed for this online program?”

Furthermore, the school closure is a good strategy to protect the pupils and students, more importantly it also help to contain the virus. With the increase in the numbers of confirmed cases in the state, it is not advisable that school should open. This may expose the pupils and students to the virus. Government cannot afford to risk the lives of the little children. There is possible of an escalation and fast spread if a pupil get infected, but I think the government decision is in the right order.

However, the fight against covid-19 is a collective efforts, for schools to resume back on time, we all need to do our part by following the state government directives. The washing of hands, staying indoor and observing social distancing are very important this period. By so doing we can flattens the coronavirus curve and school can then think of resuming. Kindly follow my account and share your thought on this matter.https://myinfor.school.blog/2020/04/21/jss-2-civic-education-past-questions/