Hairstyles a rights issueThe 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. After schools in Thailand reopened last Wednesday, several cases of penalties imposed by teachers against students who turned up with long hair were publicised. On Friday, the so-called "Bad Student" group, lodged a petition calling for action against these teachers and schools with Prasert Boonruang, permanent secretary of the Education Ministry. However, in May, the Education Ministry issued a new rule permitting boys to have longer hair. However, the Education Ministry issued a second ministerial regulation in 1975, allowing students to have longer hair, but stipulating that it must look tidy.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 23:26 UTC