How to bounce back from COVID-19 Disrupted Schooling: A Guide for School Owners (2) Published 10 May 2021 There is no debate that the education sector was the most prominent victim of the COVID-19 pandemic globally. The shutting down of schools to save children from the rapid spread of the lethal virus had far reaching economic and educational implications for schools, especially in Nigeria. With the private sector controlling about 43% of Nigerian schools’ ownership (Federal Ministry of Education, 2019), the economic effect bites beyond the walls of the schools to the communities. According to Global Schools Forum’s report by Teachout and Zipfe, on the sub-Sahara education sector, 50% of teachers working in private schools suffered a 50% dip in salaries pay-out in 2020. Similarly, a survey by Education International revealed that, among 93 Teacher Union from 67 countries, nearly two-thirds reported that education workers in private institutions had been significantly affected by the pandemic, with teachers on temporary contracts and support personnel the most severely impacted (United Nations, 2020).