“The war in the Mideast may or may not continue for long, but the after-effects of the destruction of oil production facilities rendered already will lead to a long-term fuel crisis for the rest of the world.”

“Sri Lanka’s goal in the impending crisis should be to ensure that no child is left out of remote learning and learning is meaningful for all.”

“In Sri Lanka, Schools closed for COVID from 12 March 020 and opened and closed intermittently until the end of 2021. Then just as the country was recovering from the impact of COVID, schools had to be closed beginning 20 May 2022, due to fuel shortages.”

“According to UNSCO, schools were fully closed for 50 weeks and partially closed for 23 weeks in Sri Lanka (Fukuma in EFSL 2020-2022, PD#20).”

“Of the parents of children attending private schools, 95% reported online contacts; only 4% reported off-line contacts; and 1% reported no contacts.”

“In contrast, only 31% of parents of primary grade school children attending public schools reported online contacts or contacts requiring Internet access; 50% reported off-line contacts and 19% reported no contacts.”

“Of the families with children attending private schools 52% reported that a teacher contacted a child 5 days of the week and 81% of students were contacted 3 or more days a week.”