He would hold a disciplinary inquiry and the maximum punishment would be meted out

Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena vehemently condemned the action of the Royal College teacher who had climbed onto the roof of the college to protest against her transfer orders. The minister said it was a shameful act and brought the profession into disrepute. He said that once she got down from the roof he would hold a disciplinary inquiry and the maximum punishment would be meted out to her.

The minister said that teachers were regarded as gods, and they should set an example to the students and parents. The teacher concerned had been transferred as she had completed more than eight years, and there was a policy to transfer teachers who had served for eight years in the same school. It was also pertinent that she had been transferred to a school which was less than a kilo-

It was a shameful act and brought the profession into disrepute. He said that once she got down from the roof he would hold a disciplinary inquiry and the maximum punishment would be meted out to her

metre away from her present school. Records had also indicated that this teacher had been on the excess teachers list, and last year no time table had been assigned to her, which showed that she had not performed any duties for a whole year, he said. The minister said the transfer had been made in keeping with the regulations of the department, and her refusal to accept the transfer was an act of indiscipline.