Flooding: Bayelsa government extends school resumption again

The Bayelsa State government has again, extended the resumption of schools in the state as a result of flooding.

Schools in Bayelsa State will again wait for another one week before resuming because of the continuous flooding in the region.

Schools in the state are still under water while others are being occupied by those affected by the flood.

The development was macde public by the state government, through the Ministry of Education in a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Education, Simon-Peter Okene.

According to Okene, the state government has extended the 2024 flood break by one week, to allow flood water to recede.

Recall that the state government had earlier scheduled the schools to resume from the flood break on Monday, November 18, but had to shift it to next Monday, November 25.

The statement partly reads, “The extension time is as a result of the current flood situation observed in a reasonable number of school premises across the state. Government wishes to charge operators of schools in the private sector to adhere strictly to officially approved school calendar in the state.

“Stakeholders in the education sector should remain vigilant and ensure that all school safety regulations including cutting of grasses and fumigation of school premises and buildings, are carried out before resumption. Also, the government wishes to empathise with all Bayelsans who have been affected in one way or the other by flood.”