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A school in County Durham, in the UK, has postponed a planned visit from a teacher from Ghana, after parents voiced concerns about the Ebola virus, despite the country not having any cases.<\/p>\n

The teacher was due to visit Howden-le-Wear Primary School, near Crook, next Monday.<\/p>\n

The school’s head teacher said it had listened to “concerns raised by all sections of the school and community”.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”sYhAv7GM802D4hi3jNmK6z6rH8es3x2H”]Despite being advised the visit was safe, the school chose to postpone it.<\/p>\n

The trip was part of the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms programme, which fosters links between schools across the world.<\/p>\n

The current outbreak of Ebola has mainly hit Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, with a small number of cases recorded in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Although Ghana is in the same region of West Africa, it does not border on any of those countries.<\/p>\n

‘Balanced concerns’<\/strong><\/p>\n

The school said it sought advice from Public Health England, the Health Protection Agency, Durham County Council and the British Council over whether the visit posed a risk.<\/p>\n

It was advised there was no danger, but following a meeting earlier with the school’s governing body and the British Council, it decided to postpone it.<\/p>\n

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Ghana does not border any of the countries so far affected by the Ebola outbreak<\/div>\n

Parents gave a mixed reaction, with one saying “quite a few” people were worried about the teacher coming.<\/p>\n

Another said: “I wasn’t concerned about it, because Ghana hasn’t been affected.”<\/p>\n

The school’s head teacher, Christopher Baines, said: “The British Council Connecting Classroom visits have always been an exciting, positive and enriching experience.<\/p>\n

“To ensure that this remains the case the governing body has taken the decision this afternoon to postpone the visit until a later date.<\/p>\n

“We have listened carefully to concerns raised by all sections of the school and community and have balanced these with the expert advice we have been given.”<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Credit: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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