Public and private schools in Kano state have been given the nod to reopen to conclude the current academic year, the state government announced on Thursday.
According to the time-table released by the State Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, the schools will resume in phases.
Ge said exit class students in public and private schools would resume between Oct. 11 and Oct. 12.
However, primary I and II pupils would attend classes on Mondays and Tuesdays while primary 3, 4 and 5 would attend classes on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Sanusi-Kiru explained further that exit class students in junior and senior secondary schools would resume full academic activities to enable them prepare for transitional and qualifying g examinations.
The commissioner said that JSS1 and SS1 students would remain at home for additional five weeks until the end of the transitional and qualifying examinations.
He said that the 15 Tsangaya Integrated and registered Islamic schools would also resume on Oct. 12, adding that the measure was to ensure compliance with social distancing and COVID-19 protocols.
The commissioner warned proprietors of Islamic schools against collecting fees from parents for the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for the students.
He spoke further, “Kano State Government is determined to provide enough PPEs to all registered Islamic schools.
“The State Government took full responsibility for the fumigation and provision of PPEs to staff and students of the 8,582 public schools in addition to the private ones.”
He said that the State Government had procured 3,000 set of furniture for distribution to 500 schools in the state.
