The Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education for annual data from 2015 onward on reported abuse and violence in government and private schools. She also sought separate figures on related school dropouts and suicides, details of measures taken in response, and the steps being implemented to prevent abuse and violence within the school system.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my question to the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education is as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) What is the number of reported cases of abuse and violence in government and private schools in Sri Lanka from 2015 up to now, separately by year?
¶ 03 (ii) If any, what is the number of school dropouts and suicides reported as a result of such abuse and violence, separately?
¶ 04 (iii) What measures have been taken regarding such dropouts and suicides?
¶ 05 (iv) What measures are being taken to prevent abuse and violence within Sri Lanka’s school system?
¶ 06 (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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