Principal transferred for punishing students

• A group of students studying in grade 10 had been punished for their irresponsible behaviour and the incident had gone viral on social media

By Krishan Jeewaka Jayaruk 

The principal of Matara Godauda Maha Vidyalaya, who is said to have made a group of students to lick rice haphazardly discarded by them on a school desk after finishing their lunch, has been transferred from the school with immediate effect.

 It was reported that a group of students studying in grade 10 of the school had been punished for their irresponsible behaviour and the incident had gone viral on social media. An employee of the school had recorded the incident using a mobile phone and released it to the media.

The Southern Province Education Ministry has launched an investigation following the incident.

Provincial Education Secretary Ranjith Yapa said the principal in question has been temporarily transferred to the Matara Regional Education Office until the investigation is completed.
Further disciplinary action will be taken against her based on the outcome of investigation report, the secretary said