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GES Director General, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ensured that sophomores (Form 2) in junior high and high schools will be safe when they return to school on Monday 5th October 2020.
The return of the students is so that they can complete their respective third quarter and second semester of the current academic year.
The GES in a press release said that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been distributed to all schools that have also been fumigated and disinfected against COVID-19.
“The Ghana Education Service (GES) administration would like to remind all students, parents, teachers and the general public that Form 2 students in middle and upper secondary schools will return to school on Monday 5th October 2020 This is to allow them to complete the third quarter and the second semester respectively of the current academic year, “the statement said.
“Management wants to assure students, parents, teachers, and the general public that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure their safety while at school.
“All schools have been fumigated and disinfected. In addition, Personal Protective Equipment (PPES) has been distributed to all schools.”
School closings
It will be recalled that all universities, SHS, basic schools, both private and public, were closed in March after the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
However, JHS and SHS seniors were exempt from the directive and had to stay in school and adhere to prescribed social distancing protocols while preparing for their exams in May and June 2020, respectively.
On August 30, President Akufo-Addo, in his 16th address to the nation on measures taken to control the spread of the coronavirus disease, announced that JHS and SHS in their second year (Form 2) would resume on the 5th October 2020, to complete the 2019/20 academic year.
The president directed that the JHS would operate with a class size of 30, while the SHS would operate with a class size of 25.
He added that students would be in school for 10 weeks to study and write their end-of-term exams.
President Akufo-Addo further noted that before reopening, all schools would be fumigated and disinfected.
He said that as part of the measures to control the spread of the Coronavirus, all students would receive reusable face masks, as was done for JHS and SHS seniors who reported to the school earlier in the year.
The two JHS students will also receive a hot meal a day.
“SHS 2 students in pensions must return to their different dormitories on October 5, while day students, fully respecting COVID-19 protocols, will travel from home to their respective schools on the same date. Before the reopening, all middle and high schools will be fumigated and disinfected, “said President Akufo-Addo.
“As was the case for college seniors, JHS and SHS students, all JHS 2 and SHS 2 students, as well as all teaching and non-teaching staff, will receive reusable face masks. Each school will have Veronica Buckets, gallons of liquid soap, rolls of tissue paper, thermometers, and 200-milliliter containers of sanitizer. JHS 2 students will receive one hot meal a day. “
Read the full GES press release below;
PRESS RELEASE
REOPENING SCHOOLS FOR JHS 2 AND SHS 2 STUDENTS
The Ghana Education Service (GES) administration would like to remind all students, parents, teachers, and the general public that Form 2 students in middle and high schools will return to school on Monday, October 5, 2020. This It is to allow them to complete the 3rd quarter and 2nd semester respectively of the current academic year.
Management wishes to assure students, parents, teachers, and the general public that all necessary measures are in place to ensure their safety while at school.
All schools have been fumigated and disinfected. In addition, personal protective equipment (PPES) has been distributed to all schools.
Management urges school authorities, staff, and students to recognize that Covid-19 is still with us and therefore must strictly adhere to all guidelines issued for schools. Management urges parents / guardians and the general public to continue to support, cooperate, and collaborate with educational authorities to ensure successful academic work in all schools.
CASSANDRA TWUM AMPOFO HEAD, PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT
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