(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Principals of Ananda, Nalanda and D.S. Senanayake Colleges were summoned to the Education Ministry yesterday (16th Thursday) to enquire into the recent clash between students.
Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has informed the principals to take preventive action and not allow a repetition of such incidents in the future.
The minister has reiterated that the principals will be held responsible if incidents of this manner occur in the future.
In addition, principals of several national schools in Colombo suburbs were also summoned to the Education Ministry yesterday.
They were instructed on how to conduct school cricket peacefully.
Police investigations revealed that a relationship involving a female student had led to the clash.
Eight students were injured, while two buses, a van and a car were damaged in the clash yesterday.