Hot meals for JHS students suspended

The hot meals provided by the government for Junior High School (JHS) students last term have been suspended and replaced with the regular one under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP).

The Public Relations Officer of the GSFP, Mr Siiba Alfa, in an interview with the Junior Graphic, explained that the provision of the hot meals for students in both private and public schools was a temporary measure against the COVID-19 pandemic to retain them in school and discourage them from moving around to look for food.

Mr Alfa noted that children in beneficiary schools under the GSFP would continue to enjoy their meals as they did previously.

He said children from kindergarten to primary six in public schools that benefitted from the programme were provided with meals every week after reopening on January 18.

Asked if the government would include JHS students, Mr Siiba said he was not certain if they would be part of the programme and encourage