webfact Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Colleges get a dressing down over short skirts By The Nation File Photo The Office of the Private Education Commission (Opec) has warned private vocational schools they will be shut down for a week if they have students who are inappropriately dressed. Opec director Charnwit Thapsuwan said yesterday it had received public complaints about students in Bangkok wearing inappropriate uniforms - especially skirts that were "too short". Opec had notified private vocational colleges to get tough on such students. If there continued to be complaints about any college's students, the institution would be asked to explain and could end up being punished by having all classes suspended for one week, as per regulations, Charnwit said. Students who overly expose their flesh could become the victims of crime, he said, and urged parents to watch what their children were wearing. -- The Nation 2010-07-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrat Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 "Quote" "Students who overly expose their flesh could become the victims of crime, he said, and urged parents to watch what their children were wearing."<BR>Is this charnwit's words or a bit of Thai journalism. Seems someone is trying to encourage people to commit crimes. The girls skirts in the picture are a lot longer than what is seen on television and the newspapers everyday including Bangkok streets. Funny enough in the north they are a lot longer than in Bangkok, usually below the knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Is it already that time of the year again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 You would have thought it would be easier just to make Thailand the HUB of University short skirts:D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuian Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Not again, how often are they going to recycle this "problem"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNIvar Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I still don't see the problem here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x5david Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Agree what is the problem....and what kind of solution is suspending ALL classes for a week over this??? Yes let's punish the entire student body over a few legs....pun intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Subscribed & waiting for the photo's... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifty5x5 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Up with skirts down with pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullx8 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 its almost like "new Year or Songkran" ... every year again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xangsamhua Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Isn't it just a form of resistance to compulsory uniforms? If the girls were able to select their own clothes each day there'd be no problem would there? I'm not aware of university students' short skirts constituting a social problem in other countries I'm familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom samui Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Nothing about thick bra??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiawatcher Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Mindless journalism and a lot to do about nothing - next we will have Burka's and black skirts to the ground - get a life! The world has moved on even if Opec is still in the dark ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Beutiful girls, and beutiful legs. It´s a pity that some people are so dam_n stupid. To me, this look great. Glegolo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmiroau Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Personally I dont believe that short skirts are the problem here. If they were then maybe we should encourage the girls, women to wear burkhas, like the Muslims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellengogo Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 <P>Government should have done this long time ago.</P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engrin Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I need a holiday! Shut us down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Waiting for doctored photos.... hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in LOS Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 can we get some more examples so I can see what the problem is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokay Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 How about the focus on education for a while and actually teach them something for a change. Don't worry about their clothes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeO Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Is it just pure coincidence that this story breaks at exactly the same time as the one on unwanted teenage pregnancies? Of course, let's blame it all on short skirts, then we can deny that the lack of sex education has anything to do with it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Does the civil service have these "crackdowns" in their outlook calendars for yearly repeat or something? Releasing these stupid stories year after year serves nothing but to show how utterly ineffectual Thai authorities/ministries are at enforcing rules, regs and laws. They can't even get schoolgirls to wear the correct uniform, what hope a rampaging mob? Why is this the government's business anyway? The colleges have rules about dress codes, enforce them. Doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result does come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asianrider Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I still don't see the problem here. Don't fix a problem that doesn't need fixing - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engrin Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 How about the focus on education for a while and actually teach them something for a change. Don't worry about their clothes. That would be AGAINST school policy. Learning gives the students headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogoso Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Its hot in Thailand, whats wrong with wearing temperature appropriate clothing. Maybe a Burka would appease the skin police. Besides I like looking at short skirts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 How did they manage to find a picture that doesn't actually illustrate the issue?I understand that expats are to be polled on suitable alternatives to those dreary but apparently provocative uniforms. Here's my entry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4u2mad Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 All the other problems with the Thai education system, this is all you can obsess about Mr Nitwit, sorry Charnwit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venturalaw Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 <P>Government should have done this long time ago.</P> It's been done every year what seems like forever. The attention to this issue is unnecessary and misplaced. Try working on the educational system. Then again, that's been suggested over and over too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom4life Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 No complaints here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamingeagle Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Sounds more like crack up tham a crack down!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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