2ND CYCLE SCHOOL HEADS CHARGED TO UPHOLD COVID-19 PROTOCOLS 25th June, 2020


The Upper East Regional Minister, Hon. Tangoba Abayage has given strict directives to all heads of Senior High Schools [SHS] across the region to uphold the COVID-19 protocols as well as all other instructions set out for the re-opening of such schools and the resumption of academic work.
Hon. Tangoba  Reg. Min. - Upper East [1st Frm. Right] @ NAVASCO

Hon. Tangoba gave the directives this Thursday in separate engagements with Management of some selected schools and during interactions with students on the campuses of these schools in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality and the Builsa North District. The day’s tour marked the second in the series as she had already in the previous day, paid similar inspection visits to the Bolgatanga Girls’ SHS and ZAMSTECH both in the Bolgatanga Municipality and the Bolgatanga SHS in the Talensi District.

Making her first stop at the Navrongo Senior High School [NAVASCO], the Regional Minister who is also the Parliamentary Candidate for the Navrongo Central Constituency on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party in this year’s general elections, said she was embarking on the tours to check students’ compliance to the laid-down protocols that paved the way for their return to campus. She said owing to the fact that the Corona Virus was novel and the world was yet to produce a vaccine, the school authorities could not afford to compromise on anything as far as the pandemic and academic work was concerned.
 
A class at NAVASCO applauds Hon. Tangoba for a point made
The Minister therefore directed heads of SHSs to send home any student who deliberately refuses to wear the prescribed nose masks in addition to contravening other COVID-19 protocols on campus as that will not only endanger the live of the student in question but also, all other students as well as the student’s family back home.  Walking into a number of classes to observe the social distancing routines, Madam Tangoba was impressed and urged the teachers to keep up the good work whilst she entreated the students to devote precious time to their books as they would be taking their exams in just a few weeks.

Meanwhile in a brief to the Minister on her arrival, Headmistress of NAVASCO, Madam Mercy Babachuweh reported that some 403 students had reported to school and that academic work had kicked in. She added that the school broadcasts COVID-19 messages to the student and staff population in 30 minutes intervals as a constant reminder on keeping safe from contracting the virus. She disclosed the school’s receipt of Personal Protective Equipment [PPEs] and other logistics to include 3,000 nose masks, 70 pieces of liquid soap, 70 pieces of giant tissues and 14 thermometer guns to help authorities in keeping the pandemic in check on campus.

The Headmistress wished Hon. Tangoba well in the December 2020 general elections and tabled a request before her to push for government to construct a fence wall for the school stressing that, in its 60 years of existence, NAVASCO has had no fence to protect its land area from encroachers, ward off uninvited guests and to keep the students in check.

In the company of the Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chief Executive Hon. William Aduum, the Regional Minister set off for her second stop in the day, the Awe Senior High/Technical School where each member of the team had his/her temperature checked with thermometer guns before they were led into a meeting with school authorities.  Here also, the necessary COVID-19 protocols were adhered to.
 
Hon. Tangoba welcomed with thermometer gun at Awe SHTS
Headmaster of the school, Mr. Thomas Kanlisi revealed that, the school expected 866 students back to school but only 221 had so far reported and had started classes the morning of Thursday while awaiting the arrival of the remainder. As part of its share of Government’s distribution COVID-19 logistics, the school received from the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council, 40 gallons of liquid soap, 40 packs of tissues and eight thermometer guns but was yet to get its consignment of nose masks.

Here, Hon. Tangoba responded that there may be some transportation challenges but gave firm assurance that, the deficits will be sorted out quickly so that everything will run smoothly for the whole term they students will be at school. She also placed a call to the Regional Manager of the Northern Electricity Department [NEDCO] there and then, as head of the school complained of the absence of meters for the school’s electricity consumption leading to a partial disconnection on the campus. The response was positive much to the relief of authorities.

The Regional Minister’s inspection tour ended in the Builsa North District with stops at the Sandema Senior High/Technical School and the Sandema SHS. The former had a total of 202 students as of the time of the visit while the latter had 300 students out of an expected number of 1,000 students. Sandema SHTS received 40 pieces of tissues, 40 gallons of liquid soap and eight thermometer guns and no nose masks. Meanwhile, Sandema SHS got 4,236 nose masks, 30 gallons of liquid soap, six thermometer guns and 30 pieces of tissue.







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