Schools reopening date; Private schools propose to government
Some Private schools in Ghana are demanding that there should be a partial reopening of schools all over the country starting mid-June this year. As in their proposal to the Ghana Education Service, the National Association of Private Schools in Ghana (GNAPS) and the Conference of Heads of Private Secondary Schools (CHOPSS) are combined with the view that safety mechanisms has to be rolled out as soon as possible to pave the way for, at least, final-year students in all senior high schools to reopen school.
Teachers didn’t call for Closure of schools and Cannot forgo 50% of Salary - Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has reacted to Prof Stephen Adei’s involve a 50% pay cut on the salary of teachers who want to stay away from school in this pandemic. The Ministry’s deputy PR Officer, Kwasi Obeng-Fosu, noted that the teachers cannot suffer salary cuts because they didn't call for the closure of colleges and schools. The Professor Emeritus of the Ashesi University said on Joy News’ Upfront on Thursday that teachers must be able to waive half of their salaries if they need to continue staying
Breaking News in Ghana this Morning
Please don't forget to like, share, comment, and follow me for more breaking news in Ghana everyday. Thank you. POLITICS 1. Schools won’t shutdown just because 112 students are coronavirus positive – Nana B The National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Henry Nana Boakye aka Nana B, says 112 senior high students across the country contracting COVID-19 should not cause closure of schools. Four teachers have also been infected by the virus. There have been incessant calls from various
Shut Down Schools To Avert Covid-19 Spread – NCPTAs
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has called on government to as a matter of urgency send home all students and shutdown schools to avert further spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The association also want the government to postpone examinations of the final year SHS until further notice. This was contained in an announcement gave and marked by the National President of NCPTAs, Alexander Yaw Danso and replicated to the Ghanaian Times yesterday. As indicated by them, the
DCE Shuts Down Dwenti SHS For Breaching COVID-19 Protocols
A private school in Sekyere Kumawu District; Dwenti Senior High School has been shut down by the District Chief Executive of the District after it breached various instituted COVID-19 protocols whiles in school along with which both the headmaster and the school's proprietor have been arrested by the police. Mr. Samuel Addai Agyekum who is the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, sent out an order for the said school to be closed down subsequent to which two of the school's authourities were picked up