AG's advice sought on social impact

Chamikara WEERASINGHE

The Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission yesterday asked education authorities to get the Attorney General's (AG) advice to address the social impact to students by the Z-score issue.

The Commission's Secretary Samadhi Jayamanna Paranagama yesterday told the Daily News they instructed education authorities, including officials at the Higher Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission at a meeting to meet the AG for his advice.

She said the meeting was held considering some 800 petitions received by the Commission from students.

The education authorities told the Human Rights Commission they would comply with the court ruling to annul the results of the GCE Advanced Level examination 2011. The Commission pointed out there had been a social impact caused by the situation and steps had to be taken to address it, Paranagama said. "We called for a meeting as there were 800 petitioners affected by the situation," she added.