Sri Lanka, Feb. 19 -- A female teacher has filed a complaint with the Kadugannawa Police yesterday charging that she was barred from participating in a class at Giragama Teacher's College by a senior official as she was wearing denim pants and a t-shirt instead of a saree.

The teacher has stated to Police that it is mandatory to attend these classes done with modules for the performance evaluation required for the teachers' promotions and due to the related incident, she was unable to attend the class.

In relation to the complaint, Kadugannawa Police summoned the teacher and the senior official at the Teacher Training College and conducted an investigation yesterday (18). The teacher however had refused to settle the matter amicably and...