School Resumption

File Photo Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON), on Thursday, expressed fears that there will be ‘mass failure’ of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to commence on August 17, 2020. APSON attributed its prediction to poor preparation of students due to the COVID-19 lockdown. This was contained in a statement jointly issued by Bishop (Dr.) Godly Opukeme and Bishop Elakhe Imoukhede, Chairman and National Director of Administration of the association in response to the federal government’s directive that schools should resume academic activities on August 4th, 2020- only for exit classes. According to the statement, to avert mass failure, there should be four to six weeks of academic revision to enable students to adequatel...