A Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says ‘Academic work must go on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic’.
In a televised address to the country on Sunday 21st June, 2020, President Akufo- Addo announced the reopening of school for final-year senior high school students (SHS 3), and second-year Gold-Track students.
The president in his address said, ‘’From 22nd June, 2020, the next batch of students, who will be returning to school, are final-year senior high school students (SHS 3), and second-year Gold-Track students,’’
He added “I take this opportunity to assure all parents and guardians that the government is determined to protect the lives of the 800,000 students, teachers and non-teaching staff, who will be returning to school from tomorrow [Monday, 22 June 2020]”,
The deputy minister, in view of that, has advised all students and staff (teaching and non-teaching) in the various schools to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols as directed by Government and the World Health Organization to help combat the deadly virus.
‘’As I pray for divine protection for our kids and staff (teaching and non-teaching) in the various schools, I also advise them to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols as directed by Government, the World Health Organization,’’ he says.
Below is Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum’s full statement published on his official Facebook page;
“After an unusual break, schools have re-opened, and candidates in JHS and SHS are going back to school. Academic work must go on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,”
“As I pray for divine protection for our kids and staff (teaching and non-teaching) in the various schools, I also advise them to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols as directed by Government, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service and observe the practices as stipulated by the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service so as to protect themselves too.
“As a Ministry, we are dedicated to protect our staff and students/pupils. Thus, Government has provided all the needed logistics and items for that. They, in turn, need to see the need to protect themselves and others by always taking notice of the protocols put in place by their various schools.
“I assure parents that our children shall be fine. And to families who have their members out there providing any kind of service for the Government, the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service have the welfare of your loved ones at heart; and we shall protect and enhance them to deliver in trying times like this.
“Let us all, in one accord, continue to advance the course of education in Ghana and constantly pray to God to bless our homeland Ghana and make it great and strong as the world searches for a cure for COVID-19,”
Source: www.Ghgossip.com
