Mr Charles Mintaba, Takoradi Zonal Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), has assured parents that the necessary measures are in place to ensure the safety of children and staff while in school.
He mentioned that there have been disinfection of all the schools and series of meetings with the Education Oversight Committees and Teachers in the Municipality to encourage them to support students to observe the protective protocols as some of the measures in place to check the spread of the disease.
According to him, private schools have also received their share of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Government such as hand sanitizers, nose masks, liquid soap and Veronica buckets to be distributed to the schools.
Speaking in an interview with Spice News, Mr Mintaba lamented that the students had a lot to catch up with in schools because of the long stay at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the closure of schools in March last year.
He pointed out that the Education Oversight Committees had instituted a taskforce to monitor and enforce the adherence to the safety protocols in the schools.
He said some of the measures to ensure compliance of the health and safety protocols include a ban on all forms of gathering in schools and counselling of pupils.
However, he called on parents not to hesitate to join the crusade against the spread of the coronavirus by ensuring that children protect themselves and also prevent others from contracting the virus.
Story: Seth Ameyaw Danquah
