The Education Ministry has been given cabinet approval to defer the opening of the new school term from the middle of next month to July 1 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat.
The proposal was submitted to the cabinet meeting yesterday with the government's virus containment efforts likely to continue past May 16 when the new term is set to begin.
A cabinet-approved ban on classroom learning as well as outdoor, extra-curricular activities went into effect on March 18.
School terms in the current academic year were set to span from May 16 to Oct 11 and from Nov 1 to April 1 next year.
The Education Ministry says that it has recognised the July 1 deferment will cause many disruptions to its academic plans and classroom studies and will inevitably have a knock-on effect on subsequent years.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1895230/new-school-term-pushed-back-to-july-1#cxrecs_s
The proposal was submitted to the cabinet meeting yesterday with the government's virus containment efforts likely to continue past May 16 when the new term is set to begin.
A cabinet-approved ban on classroom learning as well as outdoor, extra-curricular activities went into effect on March 18.
School terms in the current academic year were set to span from May 16 to Oct 11 and from Nov 1 to April 1 next year.
The Education Ministry says that it has recognised the July 1 deferment will cause many disruptions to its academic plans and classroom studies and will inevitably have a knock-on effect on subsequent years.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1895230/new-school-term-pushed-back-to-july-1#cxrecs_s
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