Schools across Sri Lanka will close for one week starting Monday, the Education Ministry has announced, as the island nation grapples with its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948.
With the worsening economic turmoil, the Ministry of Education has announced an early “holiday week” for all schools across the island, following an official review of the “notifications about the distribution of fuel” in the country.
“The week from 4 July 2022 to 8 July 2022 will be declared as a holiday week for all government schools and government-approved private schools across the island,” a circular issued by the ministry on Sunday reads.
The latest announcement comes after schools in Colombo and other urban areas were closed for two weeks in a row and lessons were replaced with online classes, with officials previously citing transportation difficulties caused by the current fuel crisis.
The extended closures have raised concerns among Sri Lankans, as some are worried about how the crisis would affect the future of the younger generation.
With the worsening economic turmoil, the Ministry of Education has announced an early “holiday week” for all schools across the island, following an official review of the “notifications about the distribution of fuel” in the country.
“The week from 4 July 2022 to 8 July 2022 will be declared as a holiday week for all government schools and government-approved private schools across the island,” a circular issued by the ministry on Sunday reads.
The latest announcement comes after schools in Colombo and other urban areas were closed for two weeks in a row and lessons were replaced with online classes, with officials previously citing transportation difficulties caused by the current fuel crisis.
The extended closures have raised concerns among Sri Lankans, as some are worried about how the crisis would affect the future of the younger generation.
