The reopening of schools is in order – GNAT

The Ghana National Teachers Association (GNAT) in Accra called the reopening of schools laudable and urged parents to prepare for their children to return to school.

“In my opinion, the reopening is in order because schools cannot be closed indefinitely,” said Mr. Nicholas Taylor, of the Department of Administration and Organization of GNAT.

However, he called on the government to provide the necessary elements to make schooling safer for students. Mr Taylor told the Ghanaian News Agency in an interview that parents did not have much time to prepare, “so the announcement should have been made earlier to give parents time to prepare their rooms. for the reopening.

“Again, now that the basic school is reopening at full capacity, I don’t know how prepared the government is when it comes to the distribution of PPE to schools,” he noted.

The GNAT official called on school authorities to ensure social distancing arrangements and a constant supply of water.

“As teachers, we are ready and willing to go back to school to continue our work.

“All we are asking the government to do is really put in place the necessary measures to avoid putting the lives of students and teachers at risk.”

Meanwhile, some parents who spoke to GNA said they were happy with the government’s decision, but lamented the costs of getting children back to school on short notice.

“I’m asking my kids to try on their uniforms this morning and to my surprise I really have to buy new uniforms for all three kids,” a parent said.