The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasooriya 

The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasooriya said to take necessary recommendations and actions to prevent all kinds of ragging, harassments and violence prevailing in the university system and other higher educational institutions. She mentioned this at the discussion held today (02) at the Ministry of Education with the National Task Force for the prevention of all kinds of ragging, harassments and violence in the higher educational institutions.    

The Minister said at this occasion that the necessary power and assistance of the state will be provided to this task force that has been appointed for 3 years to investigate and to take necessary actions in relation to all kinds of ragging, harassments and violence happening from the students, academic and non-academic staffs in the university system and other higher educational institutions.

The representatives of the task force pointed out at this occasion that there are personal as well as social reasons affecting for these violent actions and several other matters such as not having proper relationship between students and educational administration, academic and non-academic staff, wrong attitudes of the students about the ragging and using violence for gaining submission and respect, were also explained by the representatives. The attention was drawn at this occasion to the matters such as the influences made by the management and the teachers in the university system when offering marks and classes to the students making them depressed.   

The Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasooriya said at this occasion that the necessary shot-term and long-term measures must be taken to prevent all kinds of harassments and to prepare necessary methods and mechanisms for this purpose and as this cannot be ended only through legal procedures, while updating the present laws the programs such as attitude development must be organized. 

The Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Madhura Senevirathna stated at this occasion that the attention must be drawn to the students becoming victims of various harassments and the actions must be taken assuring the safety of them.

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