EBOLA - LASG supports FG on the new school resumption date

Lagos State government yesterday threw its weight behind the new resumption date for schools in the country, urging parents and guardians to use the period to tutor their children on personal hygiene before they resume.

The state commissioner for education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye who stated this in Lagos applauded the federal government’s directive that all public and private primary and secondary schools in the country should resume on Monday, October 13, 2014 and the suspension of all summer schools during the holiday.

According to her, this extension would afford all institutions, whether private of public, the opportunity to further ensure that the school environment is well equipped with all facilities necessary for the wellbeing of students and teachers.

Oladunjoye who allayed the fears of parents and guardians about the Ebola Virus Disease breaking out in schools said that the collaborative efforts of government at all levels had brought the disease under control and ensured its proper management in the state.

She advised parents and guardians to seize the opportunity of the extended vacation to look after their children and wards who might be sick by taking them to the nearest Primary Health Centres for adequate and proper treatment before the new date of school resumption.

Oladunjoye emphasised the need for students to inculcate simple and basic habits of environmental and personal hygiene, like hand washing with soap and water and clean toilets.

The commissioner pointed out that the importance of such measures cannot be over-emphasised in the fight against the spread of any disease.

Oladunjoye also lauded the efforts of all health workers who had been involved in the treatment and management of the Ebola Virus so far in the state, adding that they had not only stood up to be counted when there was dire need for it, but had also helped in allaying fear among the citizenry.

Source: Leadership