An unkind incident after scholarship exam results

A girl from Buttala has been chased from home  ......
saying that she had failed the scholarship exam

        It is reported of an unfortunate incident from Buttala of an incident where a girl had been chased away from her house by her parents because she had been unsuccessful at the Year 5 scholarship exam the results of which was released yesterday.

       "You failed ... and you put us in in a position where we can't live here anymore. How much we were exhausted in taking you to classes .... where are the results for all that ? ... It's better that you leave the house!" These were the words that were thrown at the child in a reprimanding tone .... and the parents had prepared a bag of clothing for her to leave the house.

      On this occasion the helpless small girl having nothing else to do  ... had walked a distance of about 4 kilometers to one of her friend's houses and the householders there had looked at her problem and acted in a sympathetic manner. It was last evening that they had informed about the girl's parents to the Probation Department and also to the the Principal of the school where she had been studying.

     The Principal who heard this had visited the house of the girl had called her parents and explained matters to them. The parents had responded saying that because of the scholarship for grade 5, they had kept so much hope their daughter and because she failed it was difficult for them to face society. The Principal had in return advised them that by imposing such a pressure on small children could negatively influence the education of  their education for the future.

     Though ultimately the parent had taken back the daughter she had on that occasion gone back with the parents crying, and also refusing to go home with them, as was reported.