Low turnout in Lagos schools as pupils resume

Schools in Lagos State resumed for third term of the 2021/2022 academic session, yesterday, with low turnout of pupils in some primary and secondary schools monitored.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state Ministry of Education had directed all public and private schools to resume yesterday.

While monitoring the resumption in some schools within Alimosho and Ikeja axis, NAN observed low turnout of pupils early in the day.

Schools visited include: Alimosho High School, Abesan Junior and Senior Secondary School, Ikeja High School and State Junior and Senior High School, Alimosho.

Similar situation was observed at Honeyland Schools, Daystar Montessori School and Sophem High School.

At Honeyland Schools, Ipaja, few parents were seen coming in to drop their children and the school security did not allow parents to wait behind after doing so.

Principal, Honeyland Schools, Ipaja, Oluyemi Faleke, said some of the students had not resumed due to school fees.

He submitted that some parents were also skeptical about resumption because they wanted to observe the situation before bringing their children back to school.

A parent, Mrs. Aminat Rasaki, said she allowed her wards to resume because school was ready for the resumption.