The Sri Lankan military is interfering with the functioning of schools in the North says the president of the Ceylon Teachers' Union.
The head of the organisation, Joseph Stalin, said that more than 69 schools under the Palaly Teachers Training College division remain shut down and occupied by the military.
"The interference of the security forces has caused great setbacks in the education of the Jaffna Peninsula," said Stalin, speaking at the centenary celebrations of the Ceylon Teachers' Union, held at the Jaffna Weerasingham Hall recently.
Stalin went on to stress the support his organisation has for the Tamil people, saying,
"The CTU will always stand up for the right to self-determination of the Tamil people in the North. We have equally raised our voice against the injustice caused to both teachers and students in the Jaffna Peninsula."
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