webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Schools in areas with unsafe air quality allowed to close for up to seven days By THE NATION Schools located in areas with high air pollution caused by particulate matter not more than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) are allowed to close temporarily for seven days, Amnat Wichayanuwat, secretary-general at the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec), said on Monday (January 20). “I have ordered the Student Protection Centre, an affiliate of Obec, to coordinate with regional education offices and schools in risky areas to monitor the PM2.5 situation closely, especially in Bangkok and its perimeter,” he said. “If the air quality in these areas dips below the recommended standard, the schools should reduce or halt outdoor activities for students, or consider closing entirely until the situation improves.” Amnat, however, said schools should not close for more than seven days so that students’ learning is not disrupted, especially now that the ONET [Ordinary National Education Test] and the final exams of the second semester are coming close. “Schools may consider opening on weekends, if necessary, to make up classes missed due to any closure,” he added. “Furthermore, Obec has given surgical masks to all students in schools in risky areas for free, and also ordered schools to follow regulations to reduce PM2.5 problems in educational institutions as stated by the Ministry of Education since last year,” the Obec chief said. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380863 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-21 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackdd Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, webfact said: Furthermore, Obec has given surgical masks to all students in schools in risky areas for free Maybe they should get some education regarding the effectiveness of surgical masks against air pollution. 11 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Is this in Bkk only? I really dont want my kid in school but because we have to travel all the time if he is absent too much he would be forced to stay down. The pm2.5 is much worse in kanchanaburi than bkk but the teachers are so ignorant and know only the lies the media and their friends say. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 "“If the air quality in these areas dips below the recommended standard..." ...and what is this magical "recommended standard". Be careful. It's a trick question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samsensam Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Furthermore, Obec has given surgical masks surgical masks? common sense, never mind the science, suggests that surgical masks will not provide protection from PM 2.5. it all seems a bit reactive... is there any long term strategy to solve this problem? nice smile in the photo though. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, webfact said: Schools located in areas with high air pollution caused by particulate matter not more than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) are allowed to close temporarily for seven days, So the kids can travel around to areas with less air pollution or what? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, unamazedloso said: Is this in Bkk only? I really dont want my kid in school but because we have to travel all the time if he is absent too much he would be forced to stay down. The pm2.5 is much worse in kanchanaburi than bkk but the teachers are so ignorant and know only the lies the media and their friends say. Kanchanaburi 173 now. very unhealthy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 South is clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Yinn said: South is clean. So they finished burning everything down South already ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Yinn said: South is clean. ? So is most of Europe. What's your point? Edited January 21, 2020 by rkidlad 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaipod Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Yep. Closing schools for 7 days will fix the problem 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ben2talk Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thai intelligence says closing schools works better than telling people to stop burning grass or driving ancient scrap vehicles? I guess the idea of not bothering and staying inside is well understood by police too... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 51 minutes ago, rkidlad said: So is most of Europe. What's your point? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, Yinn said: No No, what? What's your point in informing us that the south is clean? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yinn Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, johng said: So they finished burning everything down South already ? Ranong is 80% forest. We not burn it. For what? Last year have four day not have “green, healthy” air. Sometime phuket the air is yellow/orange. Not much. We use worm eat the rubbish. Very clean air, sea, environment. please keep secret johng. Not want all the Pattaya people come make the mess, burning, fecal in the sea. BLue sky. photo 2 minute ago. Beautiful day Ranong! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, rkidlad said: No, what? What's your point in informing us that the south is clean? Unamazedloso talk about pollution give you front local brain problem. He worry about his kid. Will be idiot. so I suggest go to south. School is open in Ranong today. No problem. Hope you ok. Maybe to late. Edited January 21, 2020 by Yinn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Yinn said: Unamazedloso talk about pollution give you front local brain problem. He worry about his kid. Will be idiot. so I suggest go to south. School is open in Ranong today. No problem. Hope you ok. Maybe to late. Ah, just pack up your job and family and move. Why didn't anyone else think of that? To have the logic of a child. 7 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stouricks Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Yinn said: Unamazedloso talk about pollution give you front local brain problem. He worry about his kid. Will be idiot. so I suggest go to south. School is open in Ranong today. No problem. Hope you ok. Maybe to late. I see POTY is back with some clever suggestions.....not! 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemonltr Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 In the UK the farmers used to burn the stubble. Closed windows, washing covered in sooty flakes. In the space of one year it was stopped abruptly as the farmers were scared of the hefty fines. In Thailand there is an endemic, cultural inertia which seems to affect all walks of life. Its the "mai pen rai" disease. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Katipo Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 This is the kind of idea that someone who is completely incapable of solving the real problem would have. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Dude looks like he's a school kid that just got a week off. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Lemonltr said: In Thailand there is an endemic, cultural inertia which seems to affect all walks of life. Its the "mai pen rai" disease. The heart of Thainess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, rkidlad said: Ah, just pack up your job and family and move. Why didn't anyone else think of that? It is the obvious solution though. Not just to south, but out of Asia. It isn't going to get any better. No need to shoot the messenger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cerox Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 I guess at least for Northern Thailand they have to extend closing the schools until May instead of only one week. Of course being not in school will help them tremendously as they all wear N95 masks outside and use air purifiers in their home 55555 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 That's the way , make your children less intelligent because you wont address the issue 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Do you need more proof that we are in the land of smiles? Per fortuna che ha le orecchie...???? This seems the only thing they can do, send schoolchildren home (they don't learn anything at school), but they don't do anything to improve the situation! In Europe all factories with a strong emission are closed! Edited January 21, 2020 by 30la 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Yinn said: Unamazedloso talk about pollution give you front local brain problem. He worry about his kid. Will be idiot. so I suggest go to south. School is open in Ranong today. No problem. Hope you ok. Maybe to 'He worry about his kid. Will be idiot'. I reckon that position has been over subscribed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, rkidlad said: Ah, just pack up your job and family and move. Why didn't anyone else think of that? To have the logic of a child. I talk to unamazedloso. He not have a job. Travel a lot. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: That's the way , make your children less intelligent because you wont address the issue They like to complain. Can live in clean place. Or pollution place with brain problem and close school. Why they move to pollution place? Then complain? 2pm in Ranong. Fresh air. School open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Yinn said: 2pm in Ranong. Fresh air. School open. Had to Google. Quote Ranong is one of Thailand's southern provinces, on the west coast along the Andaman Sea. It has the fewest inhabitants of all Thai provinces. Not after all the climate refugees find it. Better not advertise too much or you'll have a waste processing factory in the shore of that lake soon enough. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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