Govt.’s sex education mess up

EDUCATION Ministry Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewa this week lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following the discovery of the link to an inappropriate website appearing in a module related to Grade 6 English language prepared by the National Institute of Education.

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The text with the new module had already been printed when the error was discovered following which its distribution was immediately suspended. The Government on its part has gone to the CID to see if the web address which opens up an adult website was introduced to the module deliberately or was a mistake. The CID inquiry may reveal more details but till then the Government has to deal with the fallout of this embarrassing mistake.

Educational reforms have already drawn wide attention with the sex education related syllabus under fire by the Buddhist and Catholic clergy. Both members of the Buddhist and Catholic clergy have voiced their concerns over the proposed changes.