Strictly for circulation among the parents of Trinity College, Kandy
17th October 2025
RE: Safeguarding Our Students – A Collective Responsibility
We write to you with considerable concern regarding emerging threats to the wellbeing and academic progress of our students. As an institution committed to holistic education, we believe it essential to bring these matters to your immediate attention and seek your partnership in addressing them.
The Underlying Crisis
Our community is witnessing a troubling proliferation of unregulated tuition centres staffed by individuals without proper pedagogical qualifications or ethical oversight. While promoted as educational supplements, many provide substandard instruction and exploit adolescent insecurities during a developmentally vulnerable period. When students increasingly disengage from school to attend these centres, they become isolated from our structured, supportive environment. This disengagement carries serious consequences.
Emerging Threats to Student Safety
The absence of students from school has created conditions in which they fall victim to:
- Exposure to harmful substances and drug experimentation
- Involvement in unhealthy relationships and coercive peer groups
- Recruitment into organized youth gangs engaged in violent assault
- Public humiliation and harassment orchestrated through social media platforms
- Psychological trauma resulting from gang-related violence
Our Commitment to Your Child
Trinity College has deliberately constructed a comprehensive educational framework encompassing rigorous academics, meaningful co-curricular opportunities, and competitive sports programmes. This integrated model is designed specifically to engage adolescents across multiple dimensions—intellectual, creative, athletic, and social—thereby fostering balanced development and meaningful community belonging.
Our teachers, coaches, and administration staff are mandated to guide your child through
the critical challenges of teenage years. We provide not merely education, but a protective
and nurturing environment during school hours.
Our Appeal to You
We respectfully implore you to:
- Prioritise your child’s regular school attendance, recognizing that our programmes are designed to address academic gaps comprehensively
- Monitor your child’s social circle, activities, and wellbeing with vigilant but compassionate attention
- Communicate openly with school staff regarding any concerns about your child’s conduct, associations, or emotional state
Our Door Remains Open
Should you have concerns regarding your child’s academic progress, social adjustment, or any other matter affecting their wellbeing, we earnestly invite you to engage with us directly. We are available to discuss:
- Customized academic support within our framework
- Social or emotional concerns
- Perceived peer pressure or problematic associations
- Any other matter contributing to your child’s welfare
We do not view parental concerns as challenges to be deflected, but as essential partnerships to be nurtured. Your insights into your child’s world, combined with our efforts and daily observation, create the conditions for meaningful intervention and support.
A Call for Collective Action
The safety and development of our students transcend the boundaries of any single institution. We face these emerging threats together—and we must address them together. Your choice to keep your child engaged with Trinity College, coupled with our commitment to accompany your child, represents our collective best defence against the dangers threatening our young people. We look forward to strengthening our partnership in service of your child’s flourishing.
Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB
Principal
Trinity College Kandy
