President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that continuing students in schools that could not write their end of semester examinations will be reopened on August 24.
According to the President, this is to allow them the opportunity to write their final exams for the academic year.
The President made this announcement while addressing the country during his 15th address to the country.
He noted that some schools have written their exams and therefore these schools including the University of Cape Coast (UCC), some Teacher Training Colleges and other Tertiary Institutions should be given the opportunity to write their exams.
“Through online learning portals, almost all continuing students in our Universities have completed their studies for the academic year. The exceptions are the University of Cape Coast, the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Technical Universities, and some other Colleges. After extensive stakeholder consultations, the decision has been taken for continuing students in these tertiary institutions to return to school, on 24th August, to finish their academic year.”
The President said like it was done when the final year students went back to school, these Institutions will be disinfected with their various clinics been prepared to attend to any infection.
He indicated that schools that do not have facilities will be mapped to hospitals close by.
President Akufo-Addo indicated that there will not be mass gatherings and sporting activities but religious activities can take place on the various campuses.
“Just as was done for final year students who returned to school, Government, through the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service, will ensure that all these tertiary institutions are disinfected. Universities will be equipped with the necessary personal protective equipment, and those with their own hospitals and clinics will have isolation centres to deal with any positive cases. All other institutions, without their own clinics and hospitals, will be mapped to health facilities. There will be no mass gatherings and no sporting activities. Religious activities, under the new protocols, will be permitted. Social distancing and the wearing of face masks must become the norm on campus.”
Source: MyNewsGh.com/
