Lagos, head teachers disagree on school resumption date

The Lagos State Government on Friday endorsed the September 22 new school resumption date declared by the Federal Government. The state government said since there was no known carrier of Ebola virus disease in the state, there was no justifiable reason why all public and private schools in the state should not resume academic activities on the announced date. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Raji, said health professionals working with the state on EVD backed the government’s decision. The statement read, “Although this resumption date is advisory as education is a concurrent matter to be regulated by the respective federal and state authorities, Lagos State Government considers it eminently justifiable, in view of the fact that there is currently no known carrier of EVD in the state at the moment. Furthermore, the last individual suspected to have been exposed to the virus will be discharged from observation on September 18, 2014 if he tests negative to the virus.