The Ministry of Basic Education in a bid to enhance efficiency in the coming school year has taken steps ahead of time to polish out hitches amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that is already a load enough to bear for the young learners.

Under the framework of ensuring inclusive and quality education within a COVID-19 resilient School Year, the Minister of Basic Education Prof. Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa together with stakeholders of the basic education sector met in Yaounde to discuss ways forward for the 2020/2021 academic year.

The officials planned strategizing on how pupils will follow lessons under the necessary barrier measures without facing difficulties.

While the country looks forward to schools resumption come October 5^th, 2020, it is still sailing in the boat of the pandemic with increasing cases but a comparatively speedy recovery.

According to the Ministry’s statistics for last academic year, 500,000 candidates took part in examinations but they are expecting 6 million pupils this coming year. Thus, for a smooth school year they need at least 5000 classrooms to be able to maintain COVID-19 barrier measures.

The officials said new guidelines for the coming school year are under preparation by the committee in charge and will be handed to the Educational Community who will channel to parents.

Among the rules, the selling of food in Schools is prohibited and pupils will have to bring their snacks from home. Meanwhile, wearing of face mask, use of hand gels and other necessary preventive material have been made available.

Meanwhile, the Minister called on parents to sensitize their kids on the situation and how to behave in public