The president made the proposal in a meeting with leaders of teacher unions and other stakeholders in education on Tuesday, 26th May, 2020 in the Jubilee House. The meeting according to close sources was organized to discuss issues regarding reopening of schools suggested by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education.
Per the proposals, final year students in the pre-tertiary institutions thus Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools, university students, Colleges, etc should be allowed to resume school to prepare for their final year examinations such as WASSCE and BECE.
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President Akufo-Addo categorically stated that, his proposals are not final hence, the Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education, Teacher Unions and other stakeholders should further deliberate on the subject matter to reach a common consensus for the way forward.
The Minister of Education speaks on reopening of schools.
