(Lanka-e-News -22.March.2016, 7.00AM) The secretary of the old boys association of Panadura Sumangala Vidyalaya has assaulted a teacher of that school 20th morning . Though a complaint was lodged with the police through the teacher , the police has not taken any action so far to arrest the assailant. Consequently the teachers of the school have boycotted the class activities yesterday(21).
As of late , there had been many instances of old boys of schools getting involved in affairs which don’t concern them. This behavior is in violation of the instructions in the circulars sent by the education ministry , and lately these incidents are on the increase . Some of these associations are even operating old boys mafia organizations.
Specially , the old boys association (OBA) at Panadura Sumangala Vidyalaya is an illegal group, because the president of the OBA should by virtue of official powers be the principal. But in respect of this OBA there is no such thing. In some leading schools, the OBA is controlling the playground, swimming pool and halls which is illegal.
In some schools ,canteens are run by the OBA. By circular 2008/41 the education ministry has intimated that the old boys cannot collect monies from the present students in the school. Yet this practice is continuing and is most deplorable.
Though the education ministry has issued circulars to control these activities, because no probe is conducted into these violations, these unlawful activities are spreading. The Lanka Teachers association warns that this situation has escalated to such alarming proportions the teachers are falling victims to assaults of the officers of the old boys association.
The Lanka teachers association has therefore urged the education officials to conduct a special investigation into the Sumangala vidyalaya incident exclusively , and take transparent measures against the OBA and others who indulged in these illegal acts .
The Lanka teachers association affiliated to the JVP had demonstrated against the failure to arrest the assailant who launched the assault.
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