FG’s school reopening plan irrational, illogical

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Parents, teachers, pupils, students, and all Nigerians waited with bated breath last week for the much-vaunted Federal Government’s announcement on the re-opening of schools after months of forced clo

sure. When the news finally came, it was pretty much underwhelming; a damp squib in fact. First, the impression was created that all schools were to reopen for “graduating students” to quickly take their exams, then, it turned out universities would not re-open after all. What a lot of people find puzzling is the rationale, the basis, for accommodating primary and secondary school pupils in their final years, while shutting out university students in the same category.

Lest anyone be in doubt, it is my considered view that graduating university students ought to be allowed to return to write their exams and submit their projects as a matter of priority. This takes no more than two weeks. And, it dovetails the relaxation of inter-state travel anyway. The remaining students should also be allowed to write their final year or end of semester exams in a staggered “zoom in and zoom out” fashion. The whole exercise could be completed within six weeks .

 

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