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Thai schools to determine student hairstyles after regulation change
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/01/2025
» Thailand's Ministry of Education has revoked the regulation concerning hairstyles for students in public schools, ministry spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said.
Both parties to blame
News, Published on 03/07/2023
» Re: "MFP-Pheu Thai alliance on the rocks?" (Opinion, July 1).
Yok as a political pawn
News, Editorial, Published on 19/06/2023
» The case of a 15-year-old girl who defied her school's dress code and hairstyle rules, and accused the school of expelling her, goes beyond a mere violation of rules and norms. It is a complex issue that requires the collective efforts of society to find a solution.
School head defends Yok's expulsion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2023
» The Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School has announced that activist Thanalop "Yok" Phalanchai is no longer a student there after she failed to complete the enrolment process.
Talk to the generals
News, Postbag, Published on 04/06/2023
» Re: "Defence body eyes reform", (BP, June 2).
Schools let their hair down
News, Apichin Chitviriyakul, Published on 02/03/2023
» Matthayom Wat Thatthong School in Bangkok's Watthana district is letting students express their gender identity through their hair and dress after ending its uniform short-hairstyle policy two years ago.
Mass haircut punishment spurs probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/02/2023
» Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong has instructed state agencies to launch a probe into a school director and a teacher who allegedly cut students' hair as punishment for violating haircut rules in Phetchabun.
Ministry lifts 'unfair' rules on hairstyles
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2023
» The Ministry of Education has lifted its restrictions on how schools manage rules on hairstyles and will allow each to formulate their own policy, with student input if they wish.
BMA plans to relax uniform rule
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/08/2022
» City Hall will relax regulations to allow students enrolled in 437 schools under its supervision to don casual wear once a week, says deputy Bangkok governor Sanont Wangsangboon.
Forced haircuts 'belittle kids' self-esteem'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/05/2022
» School should be a safe place for children to express their self-esteem through their hairstyles. Any violence against their choice of hair will destroy their self-confidence and the children's right to have control over their bodies, says Dr Jiraporn Arunakul, an adolescent medicine specialist at Ramathibodi Hospital.