Annex 2D – Complaint No. HRC/630/15/1-14 A.K.D.C Subashini, 9/1, Gomaz Path, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 05. Complainant Vs. The Principal, Visaka Vidyalaya, Vajira Road, Colombo 05. Respondent The above Complainant made this complaint before HRCSL on 23 rd February 2015 saying that her child W. Prasansa Lakmini was a differently abled child schooling at Visaka Vidyalaya in Grade 8. She stated that the child could not climb up stairways due to her physical condition. The grade 8 class was on the 3rd floor of a building which the child found very difficult to access. The mother was unable to carry her to the 3rd floor since the child was rapidly growing and too heavy to be carried. The petitioner also stated that she raised this issue with the school Principal on several occasions but that no action was taken to arrange a class on the ground floor to facilitate the child to continue her education. The Commission held an inquiry into this matter on 21 st April 2015. At the inquiry the Complainant raised the same issue again. The Commission found that this type of inaction by the Respondent was a flagrant violation of the right to education of the particular child and directed the Respondent to arrange a grade 8 class room on the ground floor where the child could attend class and continue her education without a problem. 76