{"id":16369,"date":"2020-07-13T17:04:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T17:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=16369"},"modified":"2020-07-13T17:04:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T17:04:21","slug":"allow-govt-to-decide-on-the-fate-of-shs-students-amidst-a-spike-in-covid-19-cases-joyce-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=16369","title":{"rendered":"Allow gov\u2019t to decide on the fate of SHS students amidst a spike in COVID-19 cases \u2013Joyce Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The decision by the government to reopen schools especially Senior High Schools has been condemned by many following a number of Coronavirus infections being recorded amongst some of the students.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consequently, teacher unions and some civil society organizations have called on government to as a matter of urgency close down schools to safeguard the lives of the students and educational workers from contracting the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joyce Blessing, a renowned Ghanaian gospel artiste was asked by Amansan Krakye in an interview on GBC Radio Central monitored by\u00a0MyNewsGh\u00a0on her opinion about the issue of the campaign to close down SHS due to the coronavirus infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She remarked \u201cAs for this one is a general thing but I think the decision to open and close down schools is in the hands of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, with the coronavirus we have been taught the safety protocols and how to ensure that we don\u2019t mingle with a crowd of people who we are not sure of their status\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:MyNewsGh.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision by the government to reopen schools especially Senior High Schools has been condemned by many following a number of Coronavirus infections being recorded amongst some of the students. 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