Hijab: Ten Kwara former mission schools resume classes Monday

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School girls in hijab [Picture used for illustrative purpose]

The ten former Christian mission schools affected by the recent hijab controversy in Ilorin, Kwara State, are to resume on Monday, April 12, 2021, for the 2020/2021 third term academic session.

A statement by the states Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Mary Kemi Adeosun, announced this in Ilorin on Sunday.

It said “This is part of the state government’s efforts to bring the students up to speed in whatever they may have missed when their schools were shut.

“This is especially necessary for students preparing for external examinations,” the statement added.

The resumption date for other schools affected by the brief closure of schools on Monday 26,2021 as earlier communicated.

All teachers and staff of the affected schools have also been directed to resume duty and commence classes immediately.

The permanent secretary, said the monitoring and inspection team of the ministry, will go round to ascertain compliance.

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