COLOMBO, 01 August 2021, (TON): The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka has requested the teachers who are keeping away from online classes to consider resuming Zoom classes.

The Bishops Conference said in its release said “think of your duty of producing able children who would take over the future of the nation and consider resuming Zoom classes.”

The Catholic Bishops Conference said “at the same time we request the government to think of children and rectify the salary anomalies of teachers as it is the teachers which matter the most in moulding children into useful citizens of the future.”

The statement stressed “The schools and other institutions of learning were closed because of the pandemic for the safety of children and youth. Nevertheless, we wish to state that situation of children causes us great concern. Therefore we call upon the government to reopen schools as soon as possible as children require emotional and psychological growth, interaction with others and extracurricular activities in addition to sciences.”