New policy to overcome teacher shortage: President Sirisena
View(s):President Maithripala Sirisena says the Govt will introduce a new policy for appointments and transfers of school teachers by year’s end. The move follows a string of islandwide protests over teacher shortage in both, provincial and national schools.
“There should not be any teacher shortage at any school under this new policy. We will issue a circular to transfer all surplus teachers in schools to schools with teacher shortages in the country,” the President said, speaking at a ceremony on Thursday, to vest the new building at Muslim Maha Vidyalaya, Sungawila, Polonnaruwa, with the students .
The President said this decision was taken for the betterment of the education of the children of the country. He emphasised no child in this country should lose the benefits of education.
“My responsibility is to solve the problems of every community and serve all people who voted for and against me, without any discrimination,” he said.