The Oyo State Government says public schools will reopen on Monday. It, however, excluded 17 schools which allegedly participated in a demonstration on June 6.
Mr Toye Arulogun, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said this on Sunday in Ibadan in a statement.
The statement said the decision to reopen the schools was in response to appeals by the Parents Teachers Association , community as well as religious leaders and traditional rulers.
According to the statement, the students of the affected schools must tender a written apology to the government through their school management.
It said that the affected schools would remain closed until their principals submitted an undertaking to the government.
The statement described the protest of June 6 as highly condemnable, saying corporate and government properties were destroyed.
“The violent activity threatened the peace and security of the state and endangered the lives of the students who participated in hostility,’’ it said.
The statement said that government was constrained to shut down all the public schools in the state to protect students, lives and property of the citizenry.
It said that the decision was taken by the state government in line of its primary duty of ensuring peace and safety of citizens.
The students had embarked on protest, alleging that government had sold their schools under its participatory management of schools initiative. But the state government had denied the claim, insisting that its initiative was to boost the education sector.
Mr Toye Arulogun, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said this on Sunday in Ibadan in a statement.
The statement said the decision to reopen the schools was in response to appeals by the Parents Teachers Association , community as well as religious leaders and traditional rulers.
According to the statement, the students of the affected schools must tender a written apology to the government through their school management.
It said that the affected schools would remain closed until their principals submitted an undertaking to the government.
The statement described the protest of June 6 as highly condemnable, saying corporate and government properties were destroyed.
“The violent activity threatened the peace and security of the state and endangered the lives of the students who participated in hostility,’’ it said.
The statement said that government was constrained to shut down all the public schools in the state to protect students, lives and property of the citizenry.
It said that the decision was taken by the state government in line of its primary duty of ensuring peace and safety of citizens.
The students had embarked on protest, alleging that government had sold their schools under its participatory management of schools initiative. But the state government had denied the claim, insisting that its initiative was to boost the education sector.