SL to soon reopen schools with 200 students

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) –  Sri Lankan students of grades 1 to 5 in schools with a student population of 200 or fewer may soon be able to go back to school, according to Education Ministry Secretary Kapila Perera.

Sri Lanka has 5,131 schools of fewer than 200 students, said Perera. Of the total 10,155 schools in the island, he said, 3,884 only have grades 1 to 5.

“Governors of all provinces have conveyed to the education minister that all of these schools can be reopened,” he told reporters on Friday (24).

“Starting today, inspection will take place physically to ascertain whether students can be safely accommodated in the school premises,” he said.

Schools in Sri Lanka have been closed since May in view of the COVID-19 epidemic.