Federal and Lagos State governments says COVID-19 test is not required for returning students to be admitted into their schools.
There had been reports that some schools mandated their students to undergo the COVID-19 test before resumption.
Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi said, “I am not aware of that. So far, it is not part of the requirements.”
Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Ben Goong, warned school authorities not to ask students or parents to undergo COVID-19 test before they are accepted in their schools.
Goong in a statement on Monday said, “The Federal Ministry of Education says no COVID-19 Test is required for returning students to be admitted into their schools.
“Only temperature checks should be carried out on students and any other person crossing any school gate.
“School authorities should therefore refrain from asking students or parents to undergo COVID-19 test before they are accepted in their schools.”
Nursery, primary and secondary schools in states, including Lagos, Ogun, Ogun, Ebonyi and Nasarawa resumed academic activities for the second term of the 2020/21 academic year on Monday.