Immediately prevent military teachers. Teachers Federation writes to Governor

Sunday , 06 January 2013

Sri Lanka Teachers Federation had forwarded a letter urging Northern Province Governor and Northern Province education ministry Secretary and Sri Lanka teacher’s federation to immediately halt military to teach education in schools.

 

Federation General Secretary Joseph Stanlin said, such activities of military should be impeded and this acts are strongly condemned by his association.

 

He said, according to teachers’ service uniformity, eligible teachers can only teach in schools.

 

Military is assigned with some other work. Let them do their job. They do not have permission to go to schools. Attempts are done to transform schools to military oriented which is much speculated.

 

After 30 years war atmosphere, we expect civil administration to function in the north,  by ceasing military intervene and military teaching.

 

Military handling teaching students in schools is not a possible. Students should be allowed to contemplate freely in schools. None should be an obstacle for this.

 

Generally, if there is scarcity of teachers in schools for a specified subject, applications are called, and recruitments are done accordingly.

 

If a requirement arises to teach for the second language Sinhala language, formal applications should have been requested. This can be followed in future too.

 

But without following procedures, in which category, military was sanctioned to teach in schools. Who gave permission to this?

 

The northern provincial Governor and northern provincial education ministry Secretary should immediately halt military teaching in schools was mentioned by him.

 

Meanwhile military were instructed to perform their teaching assignments attired in uniform or in civil clothes.

For some subjects in the Kilinochchi educational zonal schools there is a dearth for Teachers was notified by the education zonal officials to military. Therefore we have directed the military to teach, was said by military spokesperson Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya.