CTU appeals to HRCSL against changes in Grade One admission list
View(s):A government move to interfere with the Grade One admission list for 2019 in popular schools in the Western Province was referred to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) on Wednesday (19). The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said that the Western Provincial Education Minister and some provincial members had last week summoned principals of 24 popular schools and ordered them to refrain from following the priority list prepared by the schools when granting admission to Grade One. Instead, they have been asked to admit children from a list given by the WP Education Ministry. They have also been asked to ignore the security personnel quota system.
CTU General Secretary, Joseph Stalin said that Circular 24/2018 specifically states that any admission to Grade One has to be in accordance with the circular, which details the steps to be taken in admitting children. “This is a violation of the Circular which has already been prepared by schools,’ Mr Stalin said.
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