Schools In Lagos Are Prepared To Resume On September 22

Many of the schools visited by Vanguard said they were ready to resume on
Monday.
The Principal of King’s College in Lagos, Mr Oladele Olapeju, said that all was
set for the resumption of academic activities in the college. The college
management had organised a sensitisation exercise for the teachers on how
to check the spread of Ebola disease, in line with the government’s directive.
According to the principal, before people would enter this college, they must
have been screened for your temperature level.
“This is part of the things we have done to ensure that our children remain
safe and I know with God on our side, none of our students shall be struck
with this terrible disease,” he said.
The Head Teacher of Santa Maria Montessori School, Alaka Estate, Surulere,
Mrs Uche Agbazue, also said the school was well prepared for the
resumption. All necessary measures had been put in place to ensure the
students and teachers were health conscious toward Ebola.
“We have the infrared temperature thermometer, sanitisers and wash hand
basins by the playground and the halls. Our teachers are also well prepared,
having taken some training exercises from Red Cross personnel and flyers
have been made and would be distributed on resumption,” she said.
The Front Desk Secretary at Pampers Private School, Surulere, Mrs Seun
Seun, as well as the Proprietor of May Day College, Surulere, Mr Adebayo
Badmos, confirmed that they are prepared to resume this Monday.
Mr Wasiu Erinfolarmi, the Vice-Principal of Jubril Martins College, Iponri,
Surulere, said the school’s directorate would provide the necessary items
needed, to commence a safe session on Sept. 22.
“We had a meeting and everything has been approved; before the end of
today they would supply amenities to sanitise both teachers and
students. There are already flyers here which would be given to parents and
we would meet with them to discuss how they could work with the school, to
ensure that everyone is free and educated about the virus,” Erinfolarmi said.
At the same time, not every school has been provided with necessary
materials for the proposed resumption.
Mr Funminiyi Oyesomo, a Senior Education Officer, Iponri Junior and
Senior Schools, said nothing has been given to us by the government to
prevent Ebola.
“There is nothing on ground at all right now; but there has been a directive
to resume on Monday which we will all obey.
“For now, what I can say is we are working on the taps and other things we
can address from over here but concerning measures to prevent Ebola,
nothing has been given to us by the government,” Oyesomo said.
Pastor Rufus Famuwagun, South-West Zonal Coordinator, National
Association of Parents and Teachers of Federal Unity Colleges, told
that government and other major stakeholders have been working together
to ensure the safety of the children on resumption.
“I am in support of the resumption because I know that government, in
collaboration with the various PTAs of these schools, has put up a lot of
measures in place to check the disease.
“Right now, if you visit most of the Unity schools, you will discover lots of
gadgets to check the temperature of the children and many other
things. There have been also efforts to ensure constant water supply, wash-
hand basins, sanitisers, as well as constant sensitisation of all the children
and staff of every college,” he said.