Ghana Health Service, GHS and the Ghana Education Service, GES have in a joint statement issued some safety guidelines for Gold Track SHS students returning home tomorrow, July 31.
Second-year Gold Track students of the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy who joined the final years for the partial reopening of schools have ended their semester and are expected to return home tomorrow [Friday, July 31].
However, due to coronavirus infections recorded in some of the high schools, the government has issued specific guidelines these students must follow before going home.
“any school where no positive case of COVID-19 has been recorded, the students can vacate and go home.”
“Any school that had a positive case but has not reported any new positive case within the last two weeks, the students can vacate and go home.”
“Any school that had a positive case within the last two weeks, all contacts within the gold track will have their vacation delayed for assessment and observation before they can be allowed to go on vacation and parents is of such students will be notified.”
“Management of GES and GHS wish to use the opportunity to thank and appreciate all staff of GES and GHS. Management is hugely indebted to you for your commitment, dedication and sacrifices in the interests of the students.”
“We also want to express our profound gratitude to government for its support, especially the President for his resolve to see that the future of these children is not compromised by the outbreak of the coronavirus,” it added.
The Services concluded by pleading with the general public to continue to support the remaining students who are still writing their final exams in prayers.
