FUTA head complains to police

June 21, 2012, 10:22 pm , the island.


President of Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri yesterday lodged a complaint with the Maharagama police that he was under threat.

Dr. Devasiri told the police that two unidentified persons had visited his house in Pannipitiya on Wednesday while he and other family members were away and inquired from a neighbour about him and his daughter’s daily routine.

The FUTA chief said that on being asked why they were making such inquiries, the strangers had told the neighbour that his (Dr. Devasiri’s) daughter had applied for a job in the Defence Ministry. (DE)

 

‘Z-Score’ judgment on June 25

June 21, 2012, 10:23 pm

By Chitra Weerarathne, the island

The Supreme Court on June 25, 2012 will deliver the judgment on the Fundamental Rights Violation application filed by a group of students and the Teachers’ Union against the formulation of the Z-Score for the 2011 GCE (A/L) examination.

The petitioners have challenged the pooling method used for calculating the Z-score for the examination conduced under the new and old syllabuses. Their position is that the two syllabuses should be considered separate in calculating the Z-score, on the basis of which students are admitted to universities.

The petitioners want the results, already declared cancelled.