Coronavirus: Rural schools will have challenges – Addae Mensah
Emeritus Professor Ivan Addae Mensah. Who is also a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana. He noted that schools in rural areas in the country will have a daunting task protecting their students from coronavirus.
This he said is due to the lack of enough financial and other resources. Also to ensure that the materials needed to use in protecting the children are provided.
“That will mean having more teachers in the classroom, more facilities in the classrooms.
“Government should be prepared to put in the necessary financial and other resources. Which is to make sure that these facilities are provided for the educational institutions.”
But he indicated: “When it comes to the rural areas you will really have serious challenges. This challenges are especially with children in the basic schools. You can have social distancing or physical distancing in the classrooms but what do you do when they go out during recreation? How can you prevent them from interacting with each other and from chasing each other on the football field?”
He said after an engagement with the various teacher unions, government decided to allow final-year students to go back to school to prepare for their final examinations.
President Akufo-Addo said all other levels of education will remain closed to students.
Final year university students will resume classes on Monday, June 15 while Form 3 Senior High School students as well as Form 2 SHS students on Gold Track will reopen the following week.
By Laud Ayensu
Source: 3news.com