Teacher under interdiction

By Dayaratne Embogama  

The combined Maths teacher of Niwanthkachethiya Maha Vidyalaya who conducted fees levying private tuition classes during duty hours was interdicted with immediate effect by the North Central Province Education Department.  

Director of Education (NCP) S.M.W. Samarakoon said he had received several complaints from the residents of the area that the Mathematics teacher of the school was in the habit of conducting private tuition classes during school hours and that he often signed attendance at school and left for private tuition.  

 The director said he with several staff officers carried out an inspection to find that the teacher was conducting a tuition class in Saliyapura area during duty hours.   

During the inspection it transpired that the teacher had already obtained 26 days of leave this year without 
approval.