Report Of The Inquiry Conducted Over The Death Of A Principal Who Died During A Leadership Programme, Recommended Disciplinary Action Against 11 Higher Officials

Secretary to the Ministry Of Education Sunil

Hettiarachchi who inquired on the death of the female principal of Suchi National School in Hambanthota who died while participating the leadership programme for principals had recommended in his inquiry report to take disciplinary action against 11 higher officials in Ministry of Education and remove two of them from their posts regarding the death.

Accordingly the director and deputy director of Human Resources Development Unit of the Education Ministry are being  recommended to bevremoved from their posts by the inquiry report which was handed over to the Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam yesterday (28).


The inquiry report also recommended to remove the school services subject from Additional Secretary of the Human Resources Development Unit of the Ministry who was responsible for organizing the leadership programme for principals.The Sri Lanka Outdoor Adventure School Institute which conducted the leadership programme has recommended to be blacklisted over not adapting a proper security mechanism for the principals who participated the programme.

The principal of the Suchi National School in Hambanthota has died while participating a practical training by using a rope on 17th of February.