Ministry of Education to Help Parents by Reducing School Opening Expenses

Prachachat•Politics•20d ago

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Thai Ministry of Education will ease financial burdens for parents with measures to reduce school-related expenses.

•The Ministry of Education is implementing measures to help parents reduce expenses related to school openings.
•Parents can reuse old uniforms, shoes, and bags even when changing schools or moving up grades.
•The mandatory purchase of scout uniforms will be relaxed, allowing students to use existing items with school uniforms.
•Schools will be empowered to reduce other non-essential fees, such as library or club memberships.

Overview

•During May, as schools approach their opening, the Ministry of Education has introduced measures.
•Minister of Education Prasert Chanthararuangthong announced measures to help parents prepare for school opening.
•The measures are intended to reduce parents' cost of living, particularly in the context of high oil prices.
•The Ministry of Education will allow the continued use of existing school uniforms, bags, and shoes, even with grade promotion or school transfer.
•The mandatory purchase of scout uniforms is being relaxed; students can combine existing items with school uniforms.
•School principals are authorized to issue measures to reduce other non-essential expenses like library and club fees.
•The Ministry of Education will issue letters to relevant agencies and schools nationwide to provide clear guidance.
•Parents will experience reduced expenses for school supplies and uniforms during the upcoming school opening period.

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Key Quotes

Prasert Chanthararuangthong

"Many people have asked about school uniforms. For school uniforms, there is an allowance to use old uniforms even if moving up a grade or transferring schools. As for scout uniforms, full purchase is not mandatory."

เรื่องที่หลายคนถามเข้ามา คือเรื่องชุดนักเรียน ชุดลูกเสือเนตรนารี จะเอาอย่างไรแน่ โดยเรื่องชุดนักเรียน มีการอนุโลมให้สามารถใช้ชุดเดิมได้ แม้จะเลื่อนชั้นหรือย้ายโรงเรียน ส่วนชุดลูกเสือเนตรนารี ไม่ได้บังคับจัดซื้อเต็มรูปแบบ

Prasert Chanthararuangthong

"The Ministry of Education has issued measures to help parents prepare before the school opening, specifically measures to reduce essential living costs, especially in an era of expensive oil."

กระทรวงศึกษาธิการได้มีมาตรการออกมา เพื่อให้ผู้ปกครองได้เตรียมตัวในช่วงก่อนเปิดเทอม คือมาตรการลดค่าครองชีพที่จำเป็น โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งในยุคน้ำมันแพง

Key Entities

Person

Prasert Chanthararuangthong(ประเสริฐ จันทรรวงทอง)ℹ️

Minister of Education of Thailand who announced new measures to help parents.

Organization

Ministry of Education(ศธ.)ℹ️

Thai government ministry responsible for education, implementing cost-saving measures for parents.

Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC)(สำนักงานการศึกษาขั้นพื้นฐาน (สพฐ.))ℹ️

A relevant agency of the Ministry of Education that will issue guidance on new cost-saving measures.

Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC)(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมการศึกษาเอกชน (สช.))ℹ️

A relevant agency of the Ministry of Education that will issue guidance on new cost-saving measures.

Vocational Education Commission(อาชีวะ)ℹ️

An educational sector within the Ministry of Education that will issue guidance on new cost-saving measures.