Second-year, SHS, JHS students to return to school

Second-year Junior High School and Senior High School students will be returning to school on October 5, 2020, President Akufo-Addo has announced.

The President said the students, will be in school for 10 weeks, prior to their end of term exams.

 “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,” the President said in an address to the nation on Sunday [August 30].

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All schools, in this regard will be fumigated and disinfected, before the students return.

 “SHS 2 students in boarding houses are to return to their various dormitories on 5th October, whilst day students, respecting fully the COVID-19 protocols, will commute from home to their respective schools on the same date. Prior to reopening, all Junior and Senior High Schools will be fumigated and disinfected. 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” President Akufo-Addo added.

JHS two students will also be given one hot meal a day.

President Akufo-Addo, however noted that, after consultation with the Ghana Education Service (GES) it has been decided that, pupils from KG to primary 6, JHS 1 and SHS 1  will, however, return to school in January 2021.