The Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama
Ruwan Mapalagama supported expanding Civic Education into “Law and Civic Education” to give students early awareness of lawful conduct, rights, and responsibilities. He argued that legal education could help children recognize and report abuse, and said it would reinforce the Government’s policy of equal application of the law. He also endorsed the proposal to offer Law as an optional subject at O/L and A/L.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Presiding Member, I thank Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, Hon. Chathuri Gangani, and Hon. Ajith P. Perera.
¶ 02 I propose broadening Civic Education into “Law and Civic Education.” Early legal awareness teaches students what is lawful and unlawful conduct, and their rights and responsibilities. As Hon. Gangani said, many child abuses go unreported due to lack of awareness—even victims may not recognize abuse. Including Law is therefore vital.
¶ 03 The Government’s policy statement “A Prosperous Country – A Beautiful Life” includes equal application of the law. Teaching this to our future generations from school level can counter prevalent misconceptions that wealth, power, or status alter the law. I also support Hon. Ajith P. Perera’s suggestion to make Law an optional subject at O/L and A/L.
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- Hansard, Friday, 10 October 2025 ·No. 22640 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 October 2025. No. 22640. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13972