The Teachers-Principals Trade Union Alliance has declared a nationwide strike today (27) in response to the water cannon and tear gas attacks on teachers and principals during their protest in Colombo on Wednesday (26).

The union members are demanding a resolution to the salary disparity issue.

In contrast, the Ministry of Education has issued an announcement stating that all government schools will operate as usual today.

On Wednesday (26) afternoon, teachers and principals held a protest march near the Fort railway station. Sri Lanka Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Over 30 professional associations, representing teachers, principals, teacher advisors, and piriven staff, participated in the demonstration.

As a result of this ongoing trade union action, academic activities in schools have been significantly disrupted.

Meanwhile, the second phase of evaluating answer scripts of the G. C. E. Ordinary Level examination (2023) was scheduled to begin today.

However, the Department of Examinations announced that the evaluation work will be postponed due to unavoidable reasons.

The department informed all inspectors and evaluation center staff that the process will now commence tomorrow.