Ministry of Education Approves Alternative Clothing to Protect Students from Mosquito Bites
School students have been permitted to wear suitable protective clothing that covers their arms and legs as a temporary health measure against mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue.
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🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය
ඩෙංගු ඇතුළු මදුරු වාහක රෝගවලින් පාසල් සිසුන් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේ තාවකාලික පියවරක් ලෙස අත් සහ පා සම්පූර්ණයෙන් ආවරණය වන සුදුසු ඇඳුම් පාසල් නිල ඇඳුමට අමතරව හෝ ඒ සමඟ ඇඳීමට අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශය අවසර ලබාදී ඇත. දිගු අත් සහිත ඇඳුම්, දිගු කලිසම් හෝ පාසල් පරිසරයට ගැළපෙන ටයිට්ස් භාවිත කළ හැකි අතර, ඒ සඳහා කිසිදු සිසුවෙකුට වෙනස්කම් කිරීමක් හෝ පරිපාලන බාධාවක් ඇති නොකළ යුතු බවද දැනුම් දී ඇත.
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டெங்கு உள்ளிட்ட நுளம்புகளால் பரவும் நோய்களிலிருந்து பாடசாலை மாணவர்களை பாதுகாப்பதற்கான தற்காலிக நடவடிக்கையாக, கைகள் மற்றும் கால்களை முழுமையாக மூடும் பொருத்தமான ஆடைகளை பாடசாலை சீருடையுடன் அல்லது அதற்கு மேலாக அணிவதற்கு கல்வி அமைச்சு அனுமதி வழங்கியுள்ளது. நீண்ட கை ஆடைகள், நீண்ட கால்சட்டைகள் அல்லது பாடசாலை சூழலுக்கு பொருத்தமான டைட்ஸ் அணியலாம். இத்தகைய பாதுகாப்பு ஆடைகளை தெரிவுசெய்யும் மாணவர்களுக்கு எதிராக பாகுபாடு அல்லது நிர்வாகத் தடைகள் ஏற்படுத்தக்கூடாது.
📌 Main Information
The Ministry of Education has granted permission for school students to wear suitable alternative clothing that fully covers their arms and legs. The protective clothing may be worn in addition to, or alongside, the regular school uniform.
The measure is intended to protect students from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue fever. The Ministry has stated that students’ health and safety must remain the priority during this period.
👕 Clothing Permitted for Students
Students may attend school wearing modest protective clothing that blends appropriately with the school environment.
👨👩👧 Guidance for Schools and Parents
🏫 Responsibility of Principals
School principals and administration teams have been instructed to inform parents about the temporary protective clothing measure.
👨👩👧 Information for Parents
Parents may select modest clothing that covers their children’s arms and legs while remaining appropriate for the school environment.
⚖️ Equal Treatment
Students who choose to wear protective clothing must not face discrimination or unnecessary administrative difficulties.
❤️ Health and Safety
The Ministry has emphasized that the health and safety of students should be treated as the highest priority.
🧹 School Cleanup Campaigns
Alongside the temporary clothing relaxation, schools across the country have been instructed to conduct regular cleanup campaigns on school premises.
These activities are intended to identify and remove possible mosquito breeding sites and help reduce the risk of dengue transmission within school communities.
⚠️ Important Notice
- The protective clothing must be modest and suitable for the school environment.
- It may be worn with, or in addition to, the normal school uniform.
- Students must not be discriminated against for wearing protective clothing.
- Schools should inform parents about the temporary arrangement.
- Regular mosquito-control cleanup activities should be conducted on school premises.
🔎 Official Source
Subject: Permission for students to wear suitable alternative clothing to reduce exposure to mosquito bites
Related action: Regular school cleanup campaigns to remove mosquito breeding sites
