Government orders for re-opening of all schools on Monday 28/9/2015 after court suspended teachers’ strike

By Standard Reporter

Friday, September 25th 2015 at 19:14 GMT +3

The Government has ordered for re-opening of all schools on Monday 28/9/2015 after court suspended teachers’ strike for 90 days.

Following a teachers’ strike over a pay dispute, the government ordered for revision of term dates for all public and private schools with effect from 21^stSeptember 2015 with an indication that the said dates were to be released in due course.

In the circumstances and in line with the Basic Education Act 2013 section 95(3) (h) it has been decided as follows:

1. All schools resume on Monday 28^th September 2015, for standard 1- 7 and forms 1- 3 who were similarly affected.

2. Considering that during the period of the pay dispute there was little learning in some schools while others did the full load as planned, it is directed that schools that were fully on, continue with the remaining portion of the term. Schools that bore the full effect of the dispute will extend the term by one week and forego the half-term break. The remaining lost time will be recovered in the subsequent terms in the school calendar year 2016.  

3. No school shall levy any extra fees on parents on pretext of covering costs occasioned by the pay dispute.

4. Education calendar for the year 2016 will be released in due course.

5. Term dates for third term 2015 will be as follows; Monday 28^th September 2015 and closing Friday 20^th November 2015.