EBOLA: Private school proprietors back Sept 22 resumption date

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As the new resumption date by the Federal Government for the nation’s public and private schools continues to generate controversy, the National Association Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPS, in Bauchi State has thrown its weight behind the new resumption date, saying schools should adopt preventive measures against the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, instead keeping students at home.
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President of the association, Mr. Austin Losa, while reacting to threat by the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, to embark on strike over the resumption date, said: “I see no basis why students should continue to remain at home because of the selfish interest of some unions who are using this resumption date saga to achieve their aims.
He claimed private schools in the state had procured infra-red thermometers as part of preventive measures to contain the EVD and safeguard the health of students in private schools.
According to him, “apart from measuring the body temperature of the students before entry the school premises; they will also wash their hands at the gate of their schools to promote hygiene culture among the students. 

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