Ebola: FG closes all PRIVATE and PUBLIC primary and secondary schools till 13th October.
The Federal Government has
directed that all private and public primary and secondary schools should remain closed till 13th October, 2014 as a preventive measure against the
spread of Ebola Virus Disease.
The preventive measures are decisions reached in a meeting the Minister of Education held
with State Commissioners of
Education in Abuja on tuesday (today). This measure was
announced by the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim
Shekarau.
He said that any private school that fails to comply will be duly sanctioned by the State Ministry of Education.The Minister said that the government will go to
any length to punish any school that fails to comply.He added all
the State Ministries of Education are to immediately organise and ensure that at least two staff in each school, both public and private are trained on how to
handle any suspected Ebola case.
Shekarau said the training of the staff on health must be
concluded by 15th September, 2015. Shekarau said that he
would meet with all State Commissioners of Education on
23rd September, 2014 to appraise the situation. [hupso]