{"id":166320,"date":"2016-08-12T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T04:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=166320"},"modified":"2016-08-16T23:58:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T18:28:46","slug":"the-thomian-pharisees-are-unrepentant-why-this-matters-to-all-sri-lankans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-thomian-pharisees-are-unrepentant-why-this-matters-to-all-sri-lankans\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thomian Pharisees Are Unrepentant: Why This Matters To All Sri Lankans"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Panini Edirisinhe<\/span><\/a> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Panini<\/a>

Panini Edirisinhe<\/p><\/div>\n

This is the third article on this subject published in five months on this Public Forum. The two earlier articles have drawn 227 comments. Quite a few are admittedly explanations by the author, but taken as a body, the comments clearly indicate that those who have learnt about the sad situation in these schools are very concerned.<\/p>\n

The quality and balance of the comments is testimony to the fact that these schools still have a role to play in the future of our country. They are among the few that truly educate together a cross-section of the groups that make up the Sri Lankan community. Those who have commented are willing to learn; they are willing to listen, and to correct their faults. The charge most commonly held out against Thomians is that they are snobs, and elitist. There may be some truth in this, and we are not perfect, but the comments made here<\/span><\/a> witness to our trying to do what we feel is right.<\/p>\n

\"BaptismWithKeble\"<\/a>These schools have built for ourselves a great reputation for character formation and integrity and what has shocked readers is the fact that the Thomian Establishment is revealed as rotten. It is the system of administration and vested interests rather than individuals who are to blame, but the three guilty Pharisees deserve the flack that they are receiving. When people don\u2019t respond to criticism is it not our duty to show that we will not allow these people to ruin the future of the younger generations of our country?<\/p>\n

The earlier articles have set forth quite enough facts regarding the cheating that has taken place in the S. Thomas\u2019 Schools in Bandarawela and Kollupitiya. The comments have brought in more facts. The correspondence with the Bishop had to be released because it was clear that he was merely playing for time, to later claim that it was too late to set things right.<\/p>\n

Gratitude is owed to the many readers who have already stuck their necks out for the sake of Justice. Now, with the Annual General Meeting of the Bandrawela OBA due on Saturday, the 13th, August 2016, it is necessary for readers of Colombo Telegraph, whether Thomians or not, to demand that Educational Institutions be run transparently. It is our duty to transform this land for future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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