Pupils of Zoosimli Junior High School in the Savannah Region say they were affected the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 for the reason that their parents were not able to afford private studies to improve their learning.

The Government of Ghana in March last year shut down schools as part of measures to help curb the coronavirus pandemic. A section of parents employed various means to keep their wards abreast with the curriculum yet others did not have such opportunities as some parents were more determined to overcome feed challenges than any other.

Some pupils in the Zoosimli Junior High School have asserted that school closure was a great disadvantage and a threat to their future.

According to Serina Alhassan of Junior High School 1, returning to school again is a great privilege for them to catch up where they left before the pandemic took over.

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Serina emphasized that learning in the house was difficult and returning to school will enhance their academic excellence since they had no one to oversee their studies.

When asked about the harm caused by the pandemic on their education, she told, "there was no teacher and our parents could not afford money to take us to classes that's hence our involvement in government schools."

"There was no excitement and we were lacking education so everything was boring and stressful and we were all sad," she added.

Yusif Amina also shared that the novel pandemic stressed their academic journey and made them sluggish to read.

 "When we were home, we did nothing. No one was encouraging us to learn and coming back to school is joy. During the coronavirus, we had no time to read our books, and when school reopened, we are able to manage and write our exams."

Abdellah Tumtaya appealed to government to afford them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) so they can combat the virus to help revive their educational status.