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The Federal Government has proposed tough conditions for reopening of schools across the nation.
In a document seen by MERIDIAN SPY on Wednesday, titled: “Guidelines for schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 pandemic closure”, submitted to the National Assembly, each school is required to create temporary isolation space and fully equipped clinics before reopening.
They are also to “establish and adequately equip dispensaries and clinics as appropriate; establish a referral system, including protocols and procedures to take if learners, teachers, administrators, and other education personnel become unwell while in schools.” establish a referral system, including protocols and procedures to take if learners, teachers, administrators and other education personnel become unwell while in school.
Other measures are that proprietors are required to construct additional structures and employ more teachers to ensure that they accommodate their students by adhering to the two-metre spacing system in classrooms.
They were also asked to seek “grants to procure soaps and buckets, ensure regular safe water supply, ensure a constant supply of learning and instructional materials, and pay salaries on time”.
According to the document, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu stated that the conditions are key strategies for implementing safe, efficient, and equitable plans for school reopening and operations.
“Given that COVID-19 may be with us for a while, the guidelines also highlight the urgent need to maintain and improve upon distance learning programmes,” said Adamu.
He added that the guidelines were drafted in close coordination with health, environmental, education, and school safety experts who were tasked with the responsibility of charting a pathway for safely reopening schools and learning facilities for quality teaching and learning.
The document also provided that any state wishing to reopen schools to hold adequate consultations with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the parents.
