Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised concerns about teacher transfer practices, alleging that some unions had undue influence over placements and that certain teachers in National and city schools had remained in the same posts for 20 to 30 years, with some reportedly not teaching. He requested that future teacher transfers ensure a fair redistribution of staff, including moving long-serving teachers from the same schools to other placements.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 During my time as Chief Minister and in teacher transfers, I observed that the JVP-affiliated union was particularly powerful in placement matters; our unions did not intervene in transfers. Even now, some teachers have served in National and city schools for 20 years, while others have not been teaching at all. For example, in Vihara Mahadevi and in the Badulla Science College, there are teachers who have not taught. My request is for fair redistribution during transfers—those who have stayed 20 or 30 years in one place should be fairly moved.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 18 February 2025 ·No. 1740219460090985 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2025. No. 1740219460090985. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24