Five core indicators that would drive the resumption of schools national wide are viz the payment of salaries, Decontamination of Schools, Opening of Markets, Revised Academic Calendar from Federal Ministry of Education to States Ministries of Education, and lifting of Ban on Interstate Movement.
However, speculation overtime had been built around two determinants which is lifting of ban on interstate movement and decontamination.
This articles identifies crucial factors that must drive the reopening of schools nation wide.
Payments of Salaries
Due to the arising financial obligation of parents sending pupils to schools and the impact of dwindling finance of parents. The Federal and State Government and Employers must or would consider payments of salaries to enable parents stock up and fund awards tuition and school fees.
Without finance children can't be able to attend schools. Thus, making payments of June or July or May salary (for some states) core determinant before schools will reopen.
Government is considering salary payment to reopen school so that parents would be financially buoyant to fulfill the school demand of their awards.
Revised Academic Calendar
The Federal Ministry of Education would directly send to states the revised academic calendar. This revision is necessary to properly give directions to schools Nation wide. Since COVID 19 pandemic had officially disrupted previous academic calendar. In turn, state ministry of education would cascade the information to private schools for effective coordination.
Opening of Markets Across the states
Another pertinent determinants for the reopening of schools is the opening of markets across the states. This reason is imperative so parents could have access to stationeries required for sending. pupils to schools.
Official Announcement
The last determinant is that Minister of Education or PTF do not have the capacity to announce schools resumption dates only Mr President has such powers to lift the ban on academic activities across the country.
However, based on speculation, arrangements has entered its conclusive stage to reopen schools by on or before July ceteris paribus. Forecasting on the modus operandi, those writing WAEC would resume first before other students, but in the case of the universities and college of education, all students would resume at ones.
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