Send children only for exams, essential activities: Edu. ministry

The Education Ministry has decided allow schoolchildren to their respective schools only for scheduled term tests, which are to be held from April 4 to 8 at government and government-approved private schools.

In a special notice the Ministry said, for the academic related activities, principals are only permitted to get down children for essential activities such as examinations.

They said it was reported that all educational activities in all grades, including the primary schools in the North, South, East and West.

 Several schools in other provinces have left to conduct term tests for grades 6, 7 and 8, the department said.

However, all teachers and other staff members should report to school to complete the term tests and to program the guidelines for the next school term.

The Ministry said that the decision was taken to ease the children and their parents as per the decision taken by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL). (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)