173 National Schools function sans Principals:ACUTU Union Chairman draws attention of Prof. G.L Pieris

By Dayaseeli Liyanage   

Posts of principals in 173 National Schools remain vacant and the duties of them are performed either  by the vice principals or senior teachers of the staff, Chairman of the All Ceylon United Teachers Union Ven.Yalwela Pagnasekera Thera said.   

Colombo Mahanama and Nalanda Colleges were among those National Schools, he said.   

The ACUTU Chairman  urged Minister of Education G.L Pieris to appoint  principals to the relevant schools, stressing the urgent need of appointing principals for the vacant positions as it also affected the administration duties of those schools.