A senior government official stated that the suspension of the circular sent to the Western Province prohibiting school teachers from conducting tuition classes for students studying in their classes was implemented without the intervention of the Minister of Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
The teachers who conduct private classes were giving the support to form the current government . So the critics says the baning if tution clasese could affect the upcoming elections is the reason for this.
When asked about this issue, Ceylon Teachers’ Union Secretary Joseph Stalin stated as follows.
“This circular is not new. It is already being implemented in the provinces of Central, North Central, Sabaragamuwa and South. Teachers who harassed students because the children they teach did not attend tuition classes have been punished.
The tuition mafia is a threat to education in our country. The tuition mafia is behind the postponement of the Advanced Level exams. They have instilled in the minds of parents the fear that they cannot pass the exams without tuition. Therefore, the government should take a common decision instead of implementing this piecemeal.”
– Thimbiriyagama Bandara