An internal committee appointed to review the controversial content included in a Grade 6 module has submitted its report, Minister Wijitha Herath said.

Addressing a media briefing at the Department of Government Information yesterday afternoon (4 January), the Minister said that necessary legal action would be taken in relation to the issue based on the committee’s findings.

He added that the disputed content would be removed immediately and that the Ministry of Education would take swift steps to ensure that ongoing education reforms are carried out in a more effective and appropriate manner.

Herath stressed that the education reforms are a collective effort and a shared responsibility of the Government, undertaken in the interest of safeguarding the future of the country’s children. He rejected criticism targeting the Prime Minister over the matter, stating that such attacks were driven by narrow political or personal agendas.

According to the Minister, the reforms were developed by the National Institute of Education in line with policy principles set out by the National Education Commission and implemented through the Ministry of Education. However, he acknowledged that shortcomings had occurred during the implementation process.

He noted that a serious error had been identified in a module related to the Grade 6 curriculum, which the Ministry has now clearly recognised. Following the identification of the error, an internal committee was immediately appointed on the instructions of the Prime Minister to gather information and examine the matter. The committee’s report has now been received.

Based on the findings, Herath said legal action would be taken against those responsible for the error. He reiterated that the content in question should never have been included in the Grade 6 module and confirmed that the Ministry of Education has decided to remove it without delay, while expediting further corrective measures to strengthen the reform process.