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The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kurunegala· 8 April 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Private Tuition Regulation and Child Safety

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Dharmapriya Dissanayake raised a supplementary question to the Prime Minister about private tuition classes being held on Sunday mornings, when Buddhist temples and other religious institutions conduct religious education. He asked whether the Government has taken any decision to regulate such classes, noting their impact on Daham Pasal and other religious schools, including for younger children beyond O/L and A/L students.

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¶ 01 My second supplementary is this, Hon. Prime Minister. On Sunday mornings, Buddhist temples and other religious places conduct religious education. Beyond O/L and A/L students, even younger children are being sent to private tuition classes on Sunday mornings, creating issues for Daham Pasal and other religious schools. Has any decision been taken to regulate this?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15105