The Lagos State Government has announced January 18, 2021 as the resumption date for schools to begin the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session.
In a statement signed by the Head Public Affairs of the Ministry of Education, Mr. Kayode Abayomi, he noted that the resumption date was announced by the Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo.
The statement read, “The Lagos State Government has announced that all public and private schools below the tertiary institutions level in Lagos State should be reopened for the second term 2020/2021 academic session from Monday, 18th January, 2021.”
The commissioner noted that the decision of the state government was in line with the Federal Government’s directive coupled with the emergence of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mrs. Adefisayo enjoined schools to make provisions for indisposed teachers or pupils to work or learn virtually from home.