Students' uniform requirement eased
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The secretary-general of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec), Dr Chinnapat Phumirat, said yesterday that he would instruct officials at flood-affected schools via a videoconference today(Nov8) to let students wear plain clothes to school f
Chinnapat said officials would also allow students whose homes were flooded or who faced travelling difficulties to shelter at their schools. Officials would be asked to assess flood damages at their schools and estimate repair costs.
He said he would also ask the Sri Ayuthaya School – and possibly Rachawinit primary and secondary schools – to function as shelters for 150 flood-affected Obec officials, providing breakfast and dinner as well as transport to and from work.
While general schools are due to begin their second semester on November 15, schools in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and four districts of Nakhon Pathom would delay the opening date to November 21, the Education Ministry announced, adding that this could be postponed further if floods persisted.
