The recent deportation of at least 59 children to Myanmar – which has been engulfed in violence since the 2021 military coup – has brought to light many problems in Thailand. The country is still struggling with how to efficiently handle kids fleeing from its strife-torn neighbor, manage its small schools, and more.

 

The children were deported after being found to have entered Thailand illegally and registering at a school in the Central province of Angthong, hundreds of kilometers from border.

 

An even bigger group of non-Thai students found at the same school is also facing the threat of deportation. Thai authorities are currently checking their status and entry records.

 

Angthong’s Thairathwitthaya 6 School reportedly opened its door to kids from border zones after the number of Thai students declined to the point that it risked being closed down.

 

Education Ministry regulations dictate that a school that has fewer than 10 Pathom 1 or Mathayom 1 students for three consecutive years must be merged with another school. The director of the Thairathwitthaya 6 School has so far denied any wrongdoing over the enrolment of Myanmar and other stateless children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/myanmar-crisis-exposes-gaps-in-thai-care-for-migrant-children/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-07-17

 

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8 minutes ago, webfact said:

has brought to light many problems in Thailand.

Never ending story....

5 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Never ending story....

One of the better Sky (UK) reporters has spent a month there (Stuart Ramsay)  and I am keen to catch that report.

Thailand's treatment of these poor refugees fleeing the war zone is disgusting.

A very sad situation and the illegal military government's response is 'illegal immigrants'.

Ironic really.