The
Federal Government has directed all public and private primary and
secondary schools to reopen on Monday, September 22, 2014.
The
Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, who said this on Friday
in Abuja while briefing newsmen after an emergency meeting with State
Commissioners for Education, stated that preliminary measures
put in place to curb the spread of Ebola Virus Disease is still intact.
Shekarau
said that any State Ministry of Education that had not appointed
designated desk officers on Ebola information should do so urgently
before the resumption date. He urged state governments to support
their state Ministries of Education with all necessary funds to ensure
effective implementation of the preventive measures.
The
minister said, “We have now agreed that primary and secondary schools
both public and private will reopen and begin formal classes on Monday,
22 September 2014. While this is in place, we have decided to
continue the preventive measure.
“All
primary and secondary schools, both public and private should be
provided with a minimum of two blood pressure measuring equipment by the
State Ministries of Education. The state ministries should determine
the number of such equipment required and forward same to the Federal
Ministry of Education.
“The
Federal Ministry of Education will liaise with the Federal Ministry of
Health to ensure that appropriate equipment is procured. Those states
that have not complied with this agreement should please do
so.
“State
governments are called upon to support their state Ministries of
Education with all necessary funds to ensure effective implementation of
these preventive measures. Regular washing of the hands is part
of the preventive measures. There must be steady supply of water in
schools. All states should ensure that this is put in place as the
schools reopen.”
Shekarau
urged all state Ministries of Education to establish a working and
monitoring team for effective supervision of school activities before
and after opening of schools.
According
to him, each state Ministry of Education should appoint a designated
desk officer who should also receive appropriate training and who must
report on daily basis to the commissioner on situation in
the schools.
“The
names of such desk officers, their phone numbers and e-mail addresses
should be communicated to the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of
Education,” he added.
The meeting was also attended by senior officials of the Federal Ministry of Health.
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