Schools Located In Areas Prone To Floods Can Temporary Shutdown- Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has debunked news making round that her ministry has ordered schools to close down due to the heavy downpour of rains.

In an interview with Radio Ghana, the minister made it clear that schools located in areas prone to floods could temporary shutdown their operations and return when things had normalize.

She however reiterated that the Ministry of Education has never ordered schools across the country to close down indefinitely as a result of bad weather conditions.

She added that the ministry would br monitoring the situation in all parts of the country and will from time to time issue directives specific to particular areas.