More than 1,000 secondary schools across Thailand to be alcohol-free zones

[webfact]

More than 1,000 secondary schools to be alcohol-free zones

 

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BANGKOK, 8th November 2017 (NNT) -The Ministry of Public Health is determined to make 1,000 secondary schools across Thailand alcohol-free zones to discourage new drinkers. 

Deputy Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Public Health Dr. Supakit Sirilak instructed public health officials around Thailand via a video conference on Wednesday to prevent youth from developing an alcohol addiction. 

The meeting was aimed at reducing alcohol-related accidents on the road ahead of the New Year Festival. Driving under the influence is a major cause of road trauma in Thailand, he said. 

According to the National Statistical Office, more than 6.9 million people aged 15 and above consumed alcohol last year, accounting for 28% of all people who drank in 2017. 

Up to 152,300 young people between 15-19 years of age were found to be drinking last year. They accounted for 13.6% of the total number of teenagers in Thailand. 

Given the rising number of young drinkers, the Ministry of Public Health will transform 1,068 secondary schools into alcohol-free zones and urge those suffering from alcoholism to go to a rehab center.

 

-- nnt 2018-11-08

[Pilotman]

Good luck with that idea. ????

[Sir Dude]

So, are they saying that these secondary schools have been alcohol tolerant zones up until now?

[happy chappie]

I need my village you can send a 6yr old kid down to the ma and pa shop to buy beer.what a pathetic law and won't stop anything.distance is of no use when the kids have scooters.

[holy cow cm]

weren't they already? no sales of alcohol near temples and schools? idiotic

[ezzra]

Alcohol in schools is not the issue, they also need to be perverts and molestations and bullying free, wouldn't hurt to have those mobile phones left home to kids can concentrate on studying and not phone gazing all day...

[Misterwhisper]

38 minutes ago, webfact said:

More than 1,000 secondary schools to be alcohol-free zones

I'd be lying if I said I weren't a little surprised about this announcement... because does it mean that those 1,000 secondary schools across the country previously were *NOT* alcohol-free zones and that students were free to bring booze to their class rooms or consume it during lunch break without anyone - principals or teachers - blinking an eye lid?

[bluesofa]

8 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

weren't they already? no sales of alcohol near temples and schools? idiotic

Yes, wasn't that about fifteen years ago under Thaksin? No sales within 50 (or was it 100?) metres of either.

Well look at that, it's not life imitating art - it's the present government imitating their nemesis.

[Vacuum]

47 minutes ago, webfact said:

More than 1,000 secondary schools to be alcohol-free zones

No alcohol in schools, I'm shocked by this innovative idea.

Edited November 8, 2018 by Vacuum

[bluesofa]

Just now, Vacuum said:

No alcohol in scools, I'm shocked by this innovative idea.

Shurely shome mishtake?

[overherebc]

18 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Alcohol in schools is not the issue, they also need to be perverts and molestations and bullying free, wouldn't hurt to have those mobile phones left home to kids can concentrate on studying and not phone gazing all day...

Like us lot on TV?

????????????????

[holy cow cm]

In the new end of idiocy, it just means no teacher parties for things like New Years. Has nothing to do with the kids. 

[kwilco]

Time and again the Thai reaction to any of these sort of problems seems to be repression , restriction and prohibition, isn't it abut time they started to treat citizens with respect and educate them on how to deal with these sorts of things?

[DoctorG]

This story is either confusing or distressing. Do they mean that up until now kids have been bringing booze to school, or that parents and teachers have been chugging away on school premises?

[Moti24]

The biggest load of crap that I've read in a long time!

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the National Statistical Office, more than 6.9 million people aged 15 and above consumed alcohol last year, accounting for 28% of all people who drank in 2017.

So, the other 72% must be under 15!

 

Who exactly, comes-up with shit like this on such a regular basis!

 

Amazing Thailand!

[Ossy]

I'm struggling to get my head round how schools became alcohol zones in the first place, unless they got the sign wrong . . . Skol instead of school.

[RotBenz8888]

Will all schools shut down while the students go through detoxification?

Edited November 8, 2018 by RotBenz8888

[Ossy]

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

Time and again the Thai reaction to any of these sort of problems seems to be repression , restriction and prohibition, isn't it abut time they started to treat citizens with respect and educate them on how to deal with these sorts of things?

I like your interactive approach, kwilco, but how would you educate citizens to deal with booze in school . . . other than having a laughing policeman at the gate?

Edited November 8, 2018 by Ossy
correction

[ponder]

 

I hope they do not start breathalysing bleary-eyed teachers as they enter the school gates at 7am.

[Guderian]

So they can't drink at school but as soon as they get home half the family will be tucking into a couple of bottles of lao kao, granddad will be blind drunk and asleep in his hammock and older brother will be planning a heavy night out drinking Chang and street racing. I think the schools are fighting a losing battle on this front, lol.

[Bluespunk]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

More than 1,000 secondary schools to be alcohol-free zones

They aren't already?

 

Why would there be alcohol [outside of the science labs] in a school?

[Megasin1]

2 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

What are you thinking man.

I would be taking advantage of the 18 year old female students. 

more likely they would be taking advantage of you.

[bkkgriz]

I think the brain trust at the ministry of health has broken the code. Just make something illegal and people won't do it. Genius.

[Gracas]

Schools, No alcohol No smoking. What's the point of going ? I used to look forward to school.

[skippy]

Return to your home country if you do not like how Thailand is changing.

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, skippy said:

Return to your home country if you do not like how Thailand is changing.

 

Every controversial thread has a newbie who is completely unaware of how 'un-original' their 'go home if you don't like it' really is... 

[Redline]

Another “bright” committee decision I suppose 

[moto77]

“According to the National Statistical Office, more than 6.9 million people aged 15 and above consumed alcohol last year, accounting for 28% of all people who drank in 2017. ”

 

So that means 72% of people who drank are 14 and under.

 

I think whoever wrote that needs to be in an alcohol free zone for a while. 

[Kwasaki]

I'm lost for words when I've seen Lao khao brewed in the science room of a school.

Not lost for words though when these Thai gov officials don't think anything through.

[Sir Dude]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Every controversial thread has a newbie who is completely unaware of how 'un-original' their 'go home if you don't like it' really is... 

Yeah...the apologists get a little boring as can't handle any comments unless it's silly positive. When you reverse things they say here to where they come from then they are such total hypocrites.