Mr. Patrick Ukah, Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, monitoring compliance to COVID-19 protocols in schools in Delta state.
Ovedhe Hezekiah – Warri
Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Patrick Ukah, says he is satisfied with the level of compliance to COVID-19 protocols by schools in Delta state.
Teachers and students in SS3 class in the state resumed school on Wednesday August 5, 2020, in preparatory to their West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
Ukah who monitored activities in some schools said the essence of the visit was to ascertain the turn out of students and teachers and to observe how much the COVID-19 preventive measures were being adhered to, adding that the enthusiasm shown by the students indicated that they were happy to resume and prepare for their examination.
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He told students and teachers to always wear their face masks and undergo temperature checks at the entrance to their schools daily, enjoined the teachers to immediately start revision classes with the students that have resumed.
The commissioner said, soon JS3 students would resume to begin preparation for their Basic Certificate Examination.
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Ukah, admonished teachers to shun laxity and ensure that they redouble their commitments towards impacting more positively on the children.
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He advised that a minimum of five minutes break in between classes should be given to the students, disclosing that a 5-member committee have been put in place in all local government areas of the state to monitor compliance with the COVID-10 protocols in the schools.
Some of the schools visited during the monitoring exercise are, Government Model Secondary School, Westend Mixed Secondary School, St. Patrick’s College, Asagba Mixed Secondary School, Osadenis Mixed Secondary School and Isioma Onyeobi College all in Asaba, Oshimili South Local Government Area, Trinity College, St. Augustine’s College, Ibusa Mixed Secondary School, Omu Boys Secondary School, all in Ibusa, and Okpanam High School, Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, as well as Adaigbo Secondary School, Ogwuashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area.
