‘No retired army officers at A/L exam centres’

The Examinations Department will not deploy retired army officers at A/L exam centres.

Earlier, a decision was made to deploy retired army officers to supervise the GCE (A/L) Exam-2018. Commissioner General of Examinations B. Sanath Pujitha has reversed the earlier decision, Kurunegala District Senior Director of Education W.M. Balasooriya said.

He said that over 300 retired army officers were to be deployed as additional supervisors to the examination centres by the Department.

However, several teachers’ unions have requested the department to reconsider the matter and the Department has withdrawn its earlier proposal, Balasooriya said.