The Lagos State Government has ordered all public and private schools in the state to close on Friday, December 18.
This was contained in a statement released on Thursday by the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni.
The statement titled ‘LASG directs schools to vacate on Friday, December 18, 2020’, says, “the 2020/2021 first term academic session for public and private schools comes to an end on Friday 18th December, 2020”.
“The Lagos States Government has directed public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday 18th December, 2020.
“Therefore, all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state are to close for the Christmas and New Year holiday on that day. Schools are to resume back on Monday 4th January, 2021 in compliance with the Lagos State harmonized academic calendar.
“It is important to note that boarders are to resume on Sunday 3rd January, 2021 while academic activities commences immediately,”
Parents were also advised to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 safety protocols at home while school administrators and proprietors were implored to comply with the COVID-19 safety protocols when schools resume for the next term.
