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Parents demand legal action against teachers
Thursday, 28 August 2008 - 4:00 AM SL Time
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Parents of the students who sat the GCE (A/L) examination this year have requested the Commissioner General of Examinations Anura Edirisinghe to take stern action against the teachers who have refused to evaluate the answer scripts of their children.
They have informed him that they will be compelled to take stringent action against such teachers if the authorities fail to make them fall in line, according to the Examination Department sources.
The Commissioner General has informed the parents concerned that he is unable to take such action against teachers independently. He has said he will have to consult the Minister of Education or the Ministry Secretary, according to sources.
However, the Commissioner General has consulted the Attorney General on this matter, based on information he has ascertained on about 8,000 teachers.
Mr. Edirisinghe told The Island on Tuesday that the teachers who had turned up for paper evaluation had come under threats from some members of the teacher unions.
He said due to teachers trade union action his department found it extremely difficult to conduct about one hundred different examinations scheduled for this year.
Teacher unions are on the warpath demanding that their long standing salary anomalies be rectified. They have rejected several remedies proposed by the government.
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MahaDev
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 28 Aug 2008 08:08:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Until the government stop recruiting the jobless people as teachers, no one can change such situation. There should be clear and comprehensive criteria to take a person as a teacher as future of this country is in the hand of each teacher. |
Nandagupta
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 28 Aug 2008 14:55:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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| The people of Sri Lanka have been challenged by one of the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world. After suffering for many decades under poor leaderships finally we have a leader who has a clear vision and backbone to face the challenge. Other than LTTE there are many evil forces that he has to overcome. The teachers have a special duty to help the leadership and work with the government rather than becoming a pawn in the hands of JVP or UNP. Teachers should not jeopardize the future of the next generation, for their minor grievances. Teachers should not be a burden to the government at this moment. They are responsible for the products that they generate. They should set example for the entire nation. |
samanj
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 29 Aug 2008 04:13:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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Do not bribe the teachers with a pay hike.......
Teachers have a moral responsibility.
Teachers can not resort to power to be an example BUT
be an example to show power.
Threats to those with a conscience, how cheap & low those culpable have become to deny the future of a future generations.
This is the behaviour GOSL must look into eradicate.
Weed them out now. |
Ruhunu
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29 Aug 2008 14:48:12 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Put the trade-union leaders in jail together with Somawansa Amarasinha and his gang |
Cobbler
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 29 Aug 2008 16:46:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Why the Govt wants to ruin the children's education by stubbornly refusing to pay the teachers 10% of the salary paid to Govt MP's ????
Teachers are asking only a consideration for their pay hike.
How many times the elected politicians had pay increases during the last three years ??? Not to mention the rents of Rs. 100 k and Fuel aloowances of Rs. 80 k per month for Govt MP's.
Do the teachers get anything closer to the wives of the MP's get for their Mobile phone allowances ???
Edited By - Cobbler - 29 Aug 2008 16:51:43 GMT |
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