Schools must remain closed even if ban on gatherings is lifted – Teacher Unions to GES
Pre-Tertiary Educational Unions Teacher Unions in Ghana have issued a notice to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to still close down schools even if the ban on public gatherings is lifted by the president. The union, in a lengthy letter they wrote to the Director-General of Ghana Education Service, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, said they “would…
Pre-Tertiary Educational Unions Teacher Unions in Ghana have issued a notice to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to still close down schools even if the ban on public gatherings is lifted by the president.
The union, in a lengthy letter they wrote to the Director-General of Ghana Education Service, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, said they “would not ascribe to the re-opening of the schools, should the President of the Republic decide not to extend the 31st May 2020 deadline and order the re-opening of the schools.”
The letter was jointly written by the Teachers and Education Workers Union, the Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana.
“The spread [of the virus in Ghana is still very exponential, and given the fact that our [Ghanaian] schools could still be incubation centres of the pandemic, and given the unlimited social interactions and movements which take place there,” they warned.
They added that the measures put in place to help schools stay safe from the COVID-19 would be very hard to adhere to in schools.
“The class sizes and dormitory population are still large, thus not making the observation of social distancing possible.”
The unions further explained that “considering the age and exuberance of our students one cannot be sure that they [students] will adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocol hence the fear that the disease may spread in the schools.”
Source: Citinewsroom.com
So what about the final years candidates (Wassce and Bece candidates ).
We are much worry…..please let’s write our final exams