Bayelsa schools to resume Nov 21 after flood disruption

After six weeks of disruption of the academic calendar by flooding, secondary and primary schools in Bayelsa State will resume for the continuation of academic activities on November 21.

Bayelsa State Commissioner for Education, Dr Gentle Emelah, in a circular issued to school administrators on Wednesday, said the decision was reached because the flood water had receded in most parts of the state.

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The state government had, on October 4, shut down both public and private schools in the state to prevent pupils from being drowned in the flood that ravaged the state for weeks.

Emelah said, “The extension (of resumption) is as a result of the slow pace with which the flood waters are receding in some parts of the state.

“Also, the government wishes to charge operators of the private sector to maintain the government-approved calendar and charges all stakeholders in the educational sector to remain vigilant and ensure strict adherence to all school safety regulations in the face of the receding flood.

“Government, therefore, wishes to empathise with all Bayelsans who have been affected in one way or another by this unfortunate natural disaster.”