The Federal Government has suggested that part of the guidelines to reopening schools will include creation isolation spaces by learning institutions.
This was contained in the ‘Guidelines for schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 pandemic closure’, submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.
Each school is “required to create temporary isolation spaces and fully-equipped clinics before reopening,” the document stated.
the Minister said, “Given that COVID-19 may be with us for a while, the guidelines also highlight the urgent need to maintain and improve upon distance learning programmes.”
The statement also added that schools have mandated to “establish a referral system, including protocols and procedures to take if learners, teachers, administrators, and other education personnel become unwell while in schools”.
Apart from that, the Federal Government in the document mandated any state wishing to reopen schools to “hold adequate consultations with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the parents”.