Ghana’s Second year students in Senior High Schools(SHS) and Junior High Schools(JHS) have returned to school today, Monday, October 5 2020 to complete their academic year.
The Ghana Education Service took the decision after consultation with the relevant stakeholders.
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The SHS 2 and JHS 2 students will remain in school until 14 December 2020.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, announcing this in his 16th COVID-19 address to the nation on Sunday, 30 August 2020, said: “With Junior High Schools operating with class sizes of thirty (30), and Senior High Schools with class sizes of twenty-five (25), SHS 2 and JHS 2 students will be in school for ten (10) weeks to study, and write their end of term examinations”.
“SHS 2 students in boarding houses are to return to their various dormitories on 5th October, while day students, respecting fully the COVID-19 protocols, will commute from home to their respective schools on the same date.”
All Junior and Senior High Schools, prior to today, have been fumigated and disinfected.
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According to the government, just as was done in the case of final year university, JHS and SHS students, all JHS 2 and SHS 2 students, as well as all teaching and non-teaching staff, will be given reusable face masks.
Each school will be provided with Veronica Buckets, gallons of liquid soap, rolls of tissue paper, thermometer guns, and 200 milli-litre containers of sanitizers.
JHS 2 students will be given one hot meal a day.
Assemblies and sporting events remain banned; and the use by outsiders of school premises for other activities is still not allowed.
The schools were closed down to prevent the spread of Covid-19.