SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ RESUMPTION AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT: IMPLICATING THE NEW NORMAL IN COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN CROSS RIVER STATE

Abstract

COVID-19 is a zoonotic disease, which is transferable from animal to human beings. Corona virus is highly virulent ,and its unprecedented speed of transmission from one person to another resulted to the rapid spread globally, thus causing the pandemic. Covid-19 pandemic impacted almost all facets of human endeavor, disrupted normalcy in both education and economic sectors, causing so much pain and stress to vulnerable individuals ,groups and systems. Some of the experiences in these notable sectors are discussed in this paper. One fact that is clear to educationists , economists, psychologists and among other stakeholders, is that there is always an aftermath of a disastrous event which could cause obvious shifts  in many systems. It could be negative or positive. In the case of COVID-19, the devastation was unprecedented.  Its negative impact left both physical and emotional injuries  that need to be healed. Through desk research and researchers experience,  this  paper was written.  However, the focus of this paper is to present the disruption in the educational sector as it affected school operations.  The paper highlighted how the impact on the economic sectors influenced the shifts in the education system operations. The paper also explores some of the sustainable recovery strategies galvanized by some stakeholders to help countries and people mitigate the negative spillover  effects of the covid-19 pandemic events on society.