Srilanka, April 13 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that a standard policy and procedure is now being followed when appointing principals to all schools.

The Prime Minister said so in Parliament, in response to a question raised by the Opposition regarding an issue that had arisen at the Bandaranayake College in Gampaha. Prime Minister Amarasuriya said, "The past Government had turned the process of appointing principals for schools into a problematic matter. Without a proper procedure, acting principals were appointed, leading to prolonged unfairness for the teachers and the schools leaving the school administration system in a problematic state.

Today, a proper procedure is being followed to correct the system according ...