{"id":108639,"date":"2022-01-11T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=108639"},"modified":"2022-01-11T06:22:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T11:22:57","slug":"bbc-yeterday-uganda-schools-reopened-after-almost-two-years-of-covid-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=108639","title":{"rendered":"(BBC) Yeterday Uganda schools reopened after almost two years of Covid closure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Children in Uganda have expressed their joy at finally returning to school nearly two years after they were closed because of Covid.<\/p>\n

“I am really excited because it’s been a long time without seeing our teachers. And we have missed out a lot,” Joel Tumusiime told the BBC.<\/p>\n

“I am glad to be back at school,” echoed another, Mercy Angel Kebirungi.<\/p>\n

But after one of the world’s longest school closures, authorities warned at least 30% of students may never return.<\/p>\n

Some have started work, while others have become pregnant or married early, the country’s national planning authority said.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

Many Ugandan children have not been to school for almost two years.<\/p>\n

"I am really excited because it's been a long time without seeing our teachers," Joel Tumusiime told the BBC.<\/p>\n

But authorities warn that at least 30% of pupils may not return.https:\/\/t.co\/JGI3yvU6kA<\/a><\/p>\n

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n