Bayelsa State Government, through the Ministry of Education, has extended the 2024 flood break resuming date by one week.
This extension will allow floodwaters that have taken over most of the state’s schools to subside.
The state government had originally scheduled the schools to reconvene from flood break on Monday, November 18, but had to prolong it until Monday, November 25, 2024.
Simon-Peter Okene, Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Education, issued a circular on Friday announcing a revised date for the reopening of public, private secondary, and primary schools.
He said:
“The extension time is a result of the current flood situation observed in a reasonable number of school premises across the state.
“Government wishes to charge operators of schools in the private sector to adhere strictly to officially approved School Calendar in the State. Stakeholders in the educational sector should remain vigilant and ensure that all school safety regulations including cutting of grasses and fumigation of school premises and buildings are carried out before resumption.
“Also, the Government wishes to empathize with all Bayelsans who have been affected in one way or the other by flood.”
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