Mother of a child classified as deformed complaints to Human Rights commission for want of a school
For one year a child had been deprived of a school in the Anuradhapura area citing the reason as he is deformed.The mother of the child
had attempted to admit him to many schools in the Anuradhapura area but had failed in her attempts. Then she had decided to complain to the Human Rights commission that the child has been deprived of his schooling rights.The mother a resident of Mahavilachchiya, Anuradhapura had prepared a complaint citing the Minister of Education and the related higher authorities of the education department.When the complaint was taken to be handed over the officers of the Human Rights Commission on the 07th instant.The officers instead of taking the complaint had telephoned the Principal of the Pemaduwa Siddharta Vidyalaya and requested him to admit this child.The Principal had said he is new to the school and he i snot aware of what had happened earlier to this child.The Principal had requested the mother to bring the child to his school on the 08th instant.
It is reported that up to the year 2015 the child, Yasoda Gunawardena had attended Pemaduwa Siddharta Vidyalaya.After a certain incident the child had been beaten by a teacher.The mother after that incident had removed the child from that school.She had attempted to enter the child into a number of other schools but had failed in her attempt.At each school the reason give was that the child is deformed.
It is reported that the mother had commenced a 'satyagraha' opposite the presidential secretariat with the child.The Fort Police had taken the mother into custody on grounds that the mother had treated the child in a cruel manner.When she was produced before the magistrate she ha been given bail on body bail for a sum of rupees fifty thousand.