What is this hurry about re-opening schools? So how will the academic year look like?
The team argued that if the calendar is adopted, the second term would begin in October and close at the end of November, while the third term starts in January and ends in March.
That would mean that the next academic year would either begin in May or June hence no pupils or students would be forced to repeat classes as earlier touted.
In its report, the team is also set to present two proposals to the CS in an attempt to curb the sporadic spread of Covid-19 virus after schools resume.
In the first proposal, the committee recommends that only form four and form three students as well as class eight, seven and grade four pupils should report on October 19.
This is to help tutors prepare adeptly to have the Covid-19 measures observed promptly before the other learners join on November 2, 2020.
In the second proposal, the committee suggested that the entire student population be allowed to return to school on October 19, all in one go
The committee has decided that students should return to school before year-end in what the...
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