Schools have re-opened today in American Samoa after an outbreak of pink eye disease but the government has cancelled all extra curricular school events for the rest of the school year.
The Education Department says this is necessary to meet the required number of instruction days which have been reduced due to the outbreak.
All public schools on Tutuila were closed for the rest of last week due to the epidemic.
About 3,000 students and 150 teachers were affected by the pink eye outbreak.
The government says all extra curricular school events, including Samoan Day events, and the annual Speech Festival will be cancelled this year.
