#EndSARS protests: Sanwo-Olu orders indefinite closure of Lagos schools

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#ENDSARS PROTESTS: SANWO-OLU ORDERS INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF LAGOS SCHOOLS
OCTOBER 19, 2020 PUBLISHER
Lagos State Government, on Monday, ordered the indefinite closure of public and private schools in the state.

Head of Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi, announced this in a statement titled, ‘Lagos directs students to stay at home.’

It quoted the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, as saying that the schools were shut down over “tension generated by the anti-SARS protests.”

Academic activities were affected in some schools in the state on Monday as protests against police brutality and bad governance continue.

The statement read in part, “The Lagos State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home following the tension generated by the anti-SARS protests.

“A new date of resumption for all classes will be announced as soon as possible.

“The safety of the pupils/students, parents and all staff working in schools is paramount at this critical period.”

The commissioner, however, advised parents to “keep an eye on their wards and not allow them to be used as willing tools in the hands of those who might want to hijack the protests to unleash mayhem on the society.”

She also advised schools to “utilise other means of distance teaching and learning i.e radio, television and online media as they have been doing during and post the recent COVID-19 lockdown”.