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Letting their hair down
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2025
» The Supreme Administrative Court's decision to abolish a controversial regulation that restricted students' hairstyles is welcome news.
Sick students deserve better
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/10/2024
» Schools must be safe places for students. Yet, in reality, the opposite could be the case, as the past few months have seen a number of unlucky students fall victim to negligence.
New take on Mother's Day
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2023
» This week, Anubarn Sri That -- an elementary school in northeastern Udon Thani province -- grabbed media headlines and garnered praise from people for its surprising decision to cancel its usual Mother's Day celebration.
A needless van death
News, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2022
» Schools and facilities such as school buses should be the safest places for our children.
Nix naga, add values
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/06/2022
» If the Department of Cultural Promotion has its way, Thailand will have the naga, a mythical snake, as a national symbol.
Hairstyles a rights issue
News, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2020
» The protests of a group of school students against teachers who continue to enforce rigid haircut requirements hint at the answer to a far wider problem with the Thai education system.
Some rules need breaking
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2019
» While the Bangkok Christian College (BCC) "casual Tuesday" policy may have brought about friction between those who support and oppose the idea of letting secondary students dress down once a week, it deserves credit for challenging and questioning one of the country's draconian school rules and rituals.