BACK TO SCHOOL… Ugandan children back in classes after nearly 2-year closure due to Covid-19KAMPALA – Uganda ended the world’s longest school closure yesterday, ordering millions of students back to the classroom nearly two years after learning was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.Students poured through school gates that had been closed in March 2020 when Covid-19 swept the globe, greeting teachers and friends after 83 weeks outside the classroom.“I am so happy because I was missing school, my teachers, my friends and my studies,” 10-year-old Nawilah Senkungu said at Nakasero Primary School in Kampala, where teachers encouraged students to wear face masks and wash their hands.Education Minister John Muyingo said all primary and secondary students would automatically resume classes a year above where they left off, and urged schools to follow health protocols.“All schools have implemented guidelines and standard operating procedures to ensure the safe return of children to schools, and measures have been […]
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