Teachers Told to Stop Punishing Students Over Hairstyle Violations

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by Paul Rujopakarn

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Education has asserted that teachers have “no right” to cut students’ hair as punishment for breaking hairstyle rules.

 

Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong said during a meeting that no ministerial regulation allows teachers to humiliate students who violate hairstyle regulations by arbitrarily trimming or cutting their hair.

 

According to the minister, certain regulations even allow students pursuing specialized studies, such as dramatic arts and dances, to wear specific hairstyles.

 

Permissible punishments for students range from verbal warnings to demerit points and having them participate in activities to correct misbehavior.

 

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Because there is no provision allowing teachers to take matters into their own hands and cut the student’s hair as a form of punishment, Trinuch said a punitive haircut can be labeled as an overly severe act or even an act of intimidation intended to reform students’ behavior.

 

For decades, the issue of hairstyle violations has been a source of contention between school administrators and parents. The problem has only gotten worse in recent years, as outraged parents have raised concerns with related governing bodies about whether or not punishing students for hairstyle violations is excessive and will only create resentment.

 

Trinuch has urged schools and teachers to seek new measures and activities that raise students’ awareness of their roles and responsibilities, as opposed to continuing the punitive practice, in order to prevent future incidents of this nature.

 

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-05-25

 

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[CharlieH]

In my mind its a barbaric,assault ! It is nothing but cruel intimidation of a young mind and about time they outlawed such practices.

 

 

[Gottfrid]

This is the ones that are trusted to teach our children. Horrific!

[RandiRona]

What is wrong in having one single haircut for whole country just like their premier? North Korea have it and since they pretty much follow the same model, I think it saves time for everyment and making kids docile and must be part of indoctrination.

Army dress and Army haircut for everyone!

[JayClay]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Permissible punishments for students range from verbal warnings to demerit points and having them participate in activities to correct misbehavior.

Yea... Why bother with a headline that actually matches the story ????????‍♂️

[Excel]

3 hours ago, CharlieH said:

In my mind its a barbaric,assault ! It is nothing but cruel intimidation of a young mind and about time they outlawed such practices.

 

 

Along with other archaic practices in schools and elsewhere !!

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

Cutting of hair not with parents permission on a school child is an Assault pure and simple and the person doing so should therefore be arrested on that charge. 

In my7 case after he/she gets out of the hospital I will put them in , in the case of my children. 

[Tarteso]

[Andycoops]

1 hour ago, Tarteso said:

Hey, teacher leave those kids alone...

[JonnyF]

Any teacher caught doing this should have their head shaved in public, then be sacked and banned from teaching for life.

 

The shameful practice would end pretty quickly.

[hughrection]

Thai politicians told to stop being corrupt - They continue

Thai cops told to stop with the re-enactments - They continue

Thai motorcyclists told stop driving up the wrong side of the road - They continue

My wife told to stop spending money - She continues

 

..... and so it goes .......

 

Just because the teachers are told to stop with the haircuts - They will continue. ???? 

[hughrection]

1 hour ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:

In my7 case after he/she gets out of the hospital I will put them in , in the case of my children. 

Ok, settle down John James Rambo. ???? 

[Thailand]

"having them participate in activities to correct misbehavior." ?

 

 

And that leads to - https://www.xinjiangpolicefiles.org/

[actonion]

Why dont teachers concentrate more on their Teaching abilities which  could do with a shake  up

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong said during a meeting that no ministerial regulation allows teachers to humiliate students who violate hairstyle regulations by arbitrarily trimming or cutting their hair.

How long before the first "humiliation occurs" ?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, RandiRona said:

Army dress and Army haircut for everyone!

G I Jane looked hot.????

[2long]

I always told both my daughters that this will/would never happen to them. And if a teacher tried to do it, they get the hell out of the building immediately. Followed up by if the teacher did succeed, then I would be giving that teacher a haircut, the style of my choice!

[Phuket Stan]

5 hours ago, RandiRona said:

What is wrong in having one single haircut for whole country just like their premier? North Korea have it and since they pretty much follow the same model, I think it saves time for everyment and making kids docile and must be part of indoctrination.

Army dress and Army haircut for everyone!

Dont Give Up Your Day Job

A comedian You Will Never Be ????

[Hanuman2547]

They need to stop this archaic practice.  Leave the kids hair alone.  Pay more attention to improving the school curriculum would be a much better use of their time.

[Neeranam]

4 hours ago, Excel said:

Along with other archaic practices in schools and elsewhere !!

You really are unhappy living here.

[Excel]

20 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

You really are unhappy living here.

That's a bit rich coming from a Scot, pretending to be Thai yet condoning disgusting behaviour of enforced haircuts on children. Yes you must love pretending be a Thai and living here so you can get away with such behaviour with a Thai passport/nationality. Go home and try it in your own country, see what sentence you would get for doing it there.

[Neeranam]

2 minutes ago, Excel said:

That's a bit rich coming from a Scot, pretending to be Thai yet condoning disgusting behaviour of enforced haircuts on children. Yes you must love pretending be a Thai and living here so you can get away with such behaviour with a Thai passport/nationality. Go home and try it in your own country, see what sentence you would get for doing it there.

No pretence from me regarding my nationality. 

How am I condoning enforced haircuts? 

I was merely pointing out that you are a Thai basher in almost every post. 

[rbkk]

Stop it now, children! Or do want me to get my ruler out?

[Excel]

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

No pretence from me regarding my nationality. 

How am I condoning enforced haircuts? 

I was merely pointing out that you are a Thai basher in almost every post. 

The thread is about cruelty to children which is what a teacher cutting a students hair without permission or good reason is, which you should have understood.  Now if me knocking this degrading activity by Thai teachers is in your simple mind "Thai bashing" then you must have/do condone that practice and I would question your values and ethics which you were brought up with in the UK now that you are/were a foreign teacher working here irrespective of your adopted nationality.

[spidermike007]

The constant nonsense has to stop. Perhaps it is time the students start punishing the teachers. Something I have been advocating since I was 12.

[Pouatchee]

2 hours ago, Excel said:

That's a bit rich coming from a Scot, pretending to be Thai yet condoning disgusting behaviour of enforced haircuts on children. Yes you must love pretending be a Thai and living here so you can get away with such behaviour with a Thai passport/nationality. Go home and try it in your own country, see what sentence you would get for doing it there.

He is a wanna be teacher. I would love to be a fly on the wall and see how he takes care of discipline in his classroom.