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	Many schools, along with 3,800 pilot schools, have already implemented this policy on a voluntary basis by ending their classes at 2pm instead of 3.30pm since November 2015. Obec officials have been told to survey these schools for results, Karun said, adding that these figures will help provide information on how many more schools will be ready to join the policy this year. He said he would send a memo inviting more schools to participate in this project.&nbsp;</div>

Obec eyes getting more schools to cut class hours

The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) is planning to extend the policy of reducing class hours for primary and junior-secondary students to another 15,000 schools this year, Obec secretary-general Karun Sakulpradit said Thursday.