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President stern on corruption in schools
Sunday, 30 January 2005 - 10:19 PM SL Time
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Several instances of corruption and dishonesty among school authorities have been brought to the notice of the President`s Office in the recent past.
President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Friday directed the Ministry of Education which is under her purview, to immediately interdict the Principal of the Maliyadeva Girls` School in Kurunegala. The directive was issued based on the findings of the Presidential Investigative Unit. This officer is alleged to have been involved in fraudulent acts in the admission of students to the Grade 1 classes at this school.
The President also directed that the Deputy Principal of Prince of Wales in Moratuwa be interdicted. There have been several charges against this officer. He is alleged to have been inebriated during school hours and condoned the showing of pornographic films to students.
The Presidential Investigative Unit has been directed to investigate the admission process in certain national schools and submit a comprehensive report to the President before February 10.
The Ministry of Education has initiated a process to ensure that grade one admissions to national schools have been done properly according to the regulations. When grade one children were admitted on January 27, the Ministry conducted random checks in certain popular schools to ascertain the numbers registered for grade one. Principals were given instructions not to admit children over and above the number admitted upto date.
Log entries were made in schools to this effect and the Ministry is now examining the appeals and those in the waiting list to assess eligibility to fill in certain vacancies.
Meanwhile on the instructions of the President, the Presidential Investigative Unit is investigating several national schools admission process this year. The President has directed the Ministry to ensure that
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