“My son’s class is filled to capacity and considering the rate at which they say this Coronavirus spreads, if government does not come up with safety measures before reopening schools, especially public schools, there will be problems. Ruth Okon also said she has no intention of sending her children back to school if schools re-open now. “The Federal Government should please reopen schools alongside worship centres because my children seem lost in their own world. In a recent independent assessment of schools in the state, public schools could not be found among the top 10. A business woman based in Onitsha, Amaka Chinenye Okoronkwo, also warned against re-opening schools at a time the country was recording increasing cases of COVID-19.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2020 04:41 UTC