However, the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) President Priyantha Fernando told The Morning that teachers participate in examination duties only as an additional duty. “Teachers who participate in examination duties get very little pay. We are also not duty-bound to engage in examination duties,” he claimed. “The written tests for the O/L Examination ended in March this year. If the Examinations Department and the Education Ministry really wanted to conduct the practical examinations and release the O/L results soon, they should have held the practical examinations within those three months,” he added.

Source: The Nation September 01, 2021 18:00 UTC