Behind the grand rhetoric of institutional pride lies a grim reality of systemic neglect, financial irregularities, and a leadership that looks the other way.
The traditional blue and gold, colors that should signify honor are instead being used as a shield to protect a broken status quo.
Here is the unvarnished reality confronting Royal College today:
Audited Financial Irregularities:
An official SDS audited report explicitly details an unaccounted loss of Rs 3.3 million, yet the documentation sits gather dust without a single investigation being launched. Didn't these blue and gold blooded Royalists see this?
Severe Infrastructure Deprivation:
Young students are literally forced to pray for their classmates to be absent just so they can secure a functional chair and desk to study for the day. Didn't these blue and gold blooded Royalists see this?
Unusable and Hazardous Classrooms:
Children are forced to raise umbrellas inside their own classrooms just to shield their books from the rain pouring through neglected, leaking roofs. Didn't these blue and gold blooded Royalists see this?
Sanitation and Health Risks:
The school premises are left to become active dengue breeding zones, alongside student toilets so filthy that no decent human being can enter them. Didn't these blue and gold blooded Royalists see this?
Hoarding of Maintenance Funds:
Over Rs 100 million collected directly from parents for school upkeep sits intentionally frozen in fixed deposits, serving financial accounts while the children study in squalor. Didn't these blue and gold blooded Royalists see this?
Systemic Favoritism:
The institutional meritocracy has been entirely dismantled, allowing blatant favoritism to thrive while the most deserving young students are stripped of their hard-earned opportunities. Didn't these blue and gold blooded Royalists see this?
When these daylight robberies and deep-rooted corrupt practices are taking place at Royal College, these blue and gold blooded Royalists choose to ignore them. Instead of defending the students or rectifying the rot, they actively step forward to protect the status quo, ensuring that a broken and corrupt system continues to thrive at the expense of the school's future.
Do we ever see this enthusiasm and passion against mismanagement at Royal College School Development Society (SDS) or corruption at Royal College, Colombo 7?
Why is that?
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