Surin SMES Denies Purple Urine Drug Scare: "Old Data," Claims No Current Students Positive

Khaosod•Society•22d ago

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Surin Secondary Education Service Area denies reports of 30 students testing positive for drugs, attributing the claims to outdated information.

•Surin Secondary Education Service Area (SMES) claims that recent news of 30 students testing positive for drugs is based on old data.
•An official stated that checks across 85 affiliated schools over the past three months (April-June 2026) found no students involved with narcotics.
•The office suggests the news could either be old, already addressed, or pertain to schools not under their jurisdiction.

Overview

•Surin Secondary Education Service Area Office (SMES) officially denied news reports concerning 30 students testing positive for drugs.
•The news reported that 30 out of 100 students from primary to junior high school in Surin province tested positive for illicit substances.
•The statement addresses information circulating regarding drug tests, with the office clarifying that recent checks were conducted within the past 3 months, from April to June 2026.
•Chawalit Jentaroen, Director of Surin SMES, stated that no reports of drug test screenings and positive results have been received from any unit for schools under their supervision.
•Surin SMES has verified that all 85 affiliated schools have been screened, and no instances of students being involved with narcotics were found.
•Surin SMES believes the news may be from the past, which has since been resolved, or it may not involve schools within their administrative district.
•The office asserted with certainty that if the reports are current, they do not pertain to schools affiliated with Surin SMES, following their own thorough investigations.
•The denial aims to correct misinformation and assure the public that current drug testing in Surin's schools has not identified any positive cases.

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Key Quotes

Chawalit Jentaroen

"The current news can be summarized in two points: it might be old data that schools have already resolved with relevant agencies, or it may not be schools under Surin SMES. If it's current data, we confirm it's definitely not our affiliated schools because checks found none."

ข่าวที่ปรากฏในขณะนี้ สรุปได้ 2 ประเด็น คือ อาจเป็นข้อมูลเก่าที่โรงเรียนได้ดำเนินการแก้ไขร่วมกับหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้องเรียบร้อยแล้ว หรืออาจไม่ใช่โรงเรียนในสังกัด สพม.สุรินทร์ หากเป็นข้อมูลปัจจุบัน ยืนยันได้ว่าไม่ใช่โรงเรียนในสังกัดของเราอย่างแน่นอน เพราะได้ตรวจสอบแล้วไม่พบ

Key Entities

Organization

Surin Secondary Education Service Area Office(สพม.สุรินทร์)

An administrative body responsible for secondary education in Surin province, Thailand.

Person

Chawalit Jentaroen(นายชวลิต เจนเจริญ)

Director of the Surin Secondary Education Service Area Office, who issued a denial regarding drug test reports.