Administrators of schools, colleges and universities are now prohibited from expelling pregnant students or forcing them to transfer to other educational institutes under a new ministerial edict.

 

The edict was jointly issued by the ministries of education and higher education, science, research and innovations and has been published in the Royal Gazette, enabling its enforcement.

 

The ministerial regulation is aimed at protecting the rights of all students to a proper education, including those who are pregnant, while they are studying in school, at college or at university.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/school-students-in-thailand-can-no-longer-be-expelled-if-pregnant/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-02-20

 

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Give them another 50 years and they might arrive at the 21 1st century. 

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Give them another 50 years and they might arrive at the 21 1st century. 

can't agree more

Never made sense to me why they did that in the first place. When it occurs they need to give the student and the male counterpart parenting classes as well....no extra fees.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The ministerial regulation is aimed at protecting the rights of all students to a proper education, including those who are pregnant, while they are studying in school, at college or at university.

Good heavens above, is Thailand really moving into the 21st century?

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Good heavens above, is Thailand really moving into the 21st century?

Possibly, but very slowly - but then maybe not:)

The iron age has begun ????

3 hours ago, Artisi said:

Give them another 50 years and they might arrive at the 21 1st century. 

You would think the invention of the internet would narrow this gap................NOPE!!!!!

 

50 years is probably WAY more accurate than anyone thinks.

 

50 years ago America was better and worse in many, many ways.....but overall better and improving at some things while getting worse at others.    I've been gone for 10-years, so maybe in 40-years it will be time to say good-bye to Thailand.    

 

 

I thought this legislation regarding school pregnancies had already been in place for many years. Confused.

Removed a troll post.

How about teaching them not to get pregnant in the first place?  and offering early term abortions so they don't throw there futures away?

13 hours ago, Artisi said:

Give them another 50 years and they might arrive at the 21 1st century. 

Do you really want Thailand to be equal to the woke West? 

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Do you really want Thailand to be equal to the woke West? 

 to the current extremes, no. 

10 hours ago, BananaStrong said:

50 years ago America was better and worse in many, many ways.....but overall better and improving at some things while getting worse at others. 

60 years ago blacks couldn't vote in the USA in some states . 

Homosexuals couldn't marry until 5-10 years ago. 

Homosexuality was classed as a mental illness in the USA until 1974. It was in the DSM. 

Thailand is doing very well. 

 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

60 years ago blacks couldn't vote in the USA in some states . 

Homosexuals couldn't marry until 5-10 years ago. 

Homosexuality was classed as a mental illness in the USA until 1974. It was in the DSM. 

Thailand is doing very well. 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfair comparisons, where was Thailand 60 years ago. Can Homosexuals marry in Thailand without even talking about the state of mental illness in Thailand and it's understanding. 

15 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Unfair comparisons, where was Thailand 60 years ago. Can Homosexuals marry in Thailand without even talking about the state of mental illness in Thailand and it's understanding. 

Don't see why it's unfair. 

Homosexuality has never been seen as a mental illness here, the US is behind. 

It was illegal in the UK until recently, so Thailand is ahead of them too. 

 

When I taught at a Thai university, students were not really allowed out accepted if married. 

 

8 hours ago, BobBKK said:

How about teaching them not to get pregnant in the first place?  and offering early term abortions so they don't throw there futures away?

Unfortunately, the influences of "progressive" ideas mean that behaviour with negative social impact is not allowed to be punished, where that punishment negatively affects a woman or a child.

 

Any disincentive that this rule would have presented previously is irrelevant, where the idea of "it's happening anyway and women and children are suffering" is prevalent.

 

The concept of "no child should live in poverty or go without education, and the state should provide resources for all children where their parents cannot afford it, funded by tax income" is of course a noble and important thing, but it does remove a lot of the consequences and factors that people should consider before they choose to have children.

Edited February 20, 20233 yr by BangkokReady

44 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Do you really want Thailand to be equal to the woke West? 

No but it should be progressing and not regressing. 

13 minutes ago, BritScot said:

No but it should be progressing and not regressing. 

How is Thailand regressing?

8 hours ago, BobBKK said:

How about teaching them not to get pregnant in the first place?  

All provincial health clinics offer a variety of birth control applications [free of charge] and no questions asked.