Marking of Grade five scholarship exam answer scripts suspended for two weeks

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered the suspension of marking the answer scripts of the grade five scholarship examination following a demand by the parents to re-conduct the examination as some of the questions had leaked ahead of the exam.

The directive came after some of the parents met with the President on Monday night.

The parents pointed out that as many as eight questions had leaked, though officials claimed that only three had leaked in advance.

Cabinet Spokesman Minister Vijitha Herath briefing journalists at the post-cabinet news conference said that the parents have been told to produce evidence regarding their claim.

However, Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said that police investigations revealed that eight questions had leaked.

The Education Ministry earlier planned to provide full marks for the three questions that had leaked, but parents have refused to accept that as a solution.

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