Deniyaya Zonal Education Director Nishaka Hettiarachchi said the decision was taken based on recommendations from health authorities to help control the spread of the illness.
Accordingly, Deniyaya Central College, Deniyaya Rajapaksha Maha Vidyalaya, Deniyaya St. Matthew’s Bilingual Maha Vidyalaya and Pallegama Siddhartha Vidyalaya will remain closed tomorrow (11) and the following day (12).
The schools were initially closed on May 7 and 8 following the rapid spread of a flu-like illness among schoolchildren.
Southern Province Education Secretary N.K.R. Pathirana stated that the decision to extend the closure was made following consultations with health authorities after considering the continued spread of the illness among students in the affected schools.
