Today Sierra Leone partially opened schools for final year students in primary, junior, and secondary school. New regulations in place to curb the spread of the virus include; mandatory wearing of face masks, hand washing, and class sizes of no more than 25 students. 

Below in pictures: The Sierra Leone Grammar School welcomed about 200 JSS3 and SS3 students to a new normal. Principal Reverend Ken Davies in the first and only group assembly that will be held during this period had this to say:

“These are abnormal times. We must adjust. There will be no singing of hymns. There will be no football, no basketball. There can be no fighting. If someone wants to fight you, tell them I won't fight you, these are Corona times.  We have to reduce contact as much as possible. Wear your mask at all times: it is now a part of your uniform.”

Founded in 1845 Grammar School is the oldest secondary school in West Africa. It has a faculty of 80; the student population is approximately 1000. Two-thirds of its student body are in the lower Junior Secondary School.

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