Semester opening in 12 provinces postponed
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The semester opening for all 1,067 schools in 12 flood-hit provinces has been postponed to November 15.
Education Minister Worawat Uaapinyakul said the Cabinet meeting yesterday approved the ministry’s proposal to let the schools, including those in Bangkok, wait to November 15 to start classes.
If the flooding lasts two to three months, the semester break would be extended until it was safe to travel to school, he said, urging parents and students to follow the news from the ministry’s website at www.moe.go.th.
Only Thammasat University’s Rangsit Campus was allowed to open on November 28.
The ministry has already set aside Bt700 million for zerointerest loans to floodaffected teachers, he added.
