Several senior school children in many popular and urban Sinhala schools in the Kurunegala District are addicted to liquor, drugs or smoking..!!!

Many NWP students addicted to drugs,liquor – Report
Bingiriya Corr.

"A survey has revealed that several senior school children in many popular and urban schools in the Kurunegala District are addicted to liquor, drugs or smoking. Some traders who sell narcotics secretly have persuaded these innocent students to take these hard drugs by supplying them in the guise of toffees and chocolates" R. M. Somasiri, a senior school principal in the Bingiriya electorate, said.

He was addressing a conference of school principals of the Kurunegala District held recently at Wariyapola Teachers’ Resources Development Centre.

He also said that Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Chief Minister’s Unit has now taken steps to conduct counselling sessions for students to develop positive attitudes, moral values and good manners among senior school children of National Schools and Central Colleges in Kurunegala and Puttalam Districts.

Mr. Asanka Bakmeewewa the co-ordinater said that a programme to improve personality of students too was now being conducted at some selected schools.

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