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Home » News from Thailand » Finally! Long hair for Thai schoolchildren is now allowed
Schoolchildren stand at attention for the national anthem
The Thai education authorities have drawn up new rules about the hairstyle of schoolchildren. From now on, both boys and girls will be allowed to wear their hair long or short, although it must remain “fitting” and look good.
The change, a long-standing wish of teenagers who want to be independent, was announced in the Government Gazette.
Guys are still limited by how long their hair can be back. It should not go beyond the "hairline" (toe phom). Above and on the edge it should be appropriate and decent. Boys are not allowed to have facial hair (mustache or beard).
Girls can wear their hair as long as they want, as long as it's appropriate and decent.
Dyeing and styling hair is still prohibited for boys and girls.
Source: Daily News (Thai)
But what exactly has changed? Longer hair has been allowed since 1975, although many schools adhere to the militaristic rules introduced under dictator Thanom Kittikachorn in 1972. In 2013, a minister emphasized that longer hair is allowed. And now apparently again. Is there more movement now?
The new announcement seems to come down to more clarification about how long is too long and what is certainly still not allowed. Such calls from the past have not had much effect, so let's wait and see whether schools will now adjust the house rules.
Truly liberal behavior such as dyeing hair, boys with long hair or allowing transgender people to dress according to the gender they represent does not seem to be happening for the time being. I wait patiently to see if the Thai students are satisfied with this. (As a 'guest' I have to keep my mouth shut?).
- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1911596/student-hairstyle-rules-relaxed
- https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easy/330323/longer-hair-for-thai-students
Different rules apply in private schools anyway. I have been working at an Islamic school in Narathiwat for four years and we have our own dress code: for girls a hijab (headscarf), long-sleeved shirt and a long ankle-length skirt and for boys a shirt with short sleeves and a long skirt. pair of trousers. Boys are also allowed to grow their beards. Other private schools, as far as I know, also have the freedom to choose matters such as uniform and hairstyle themselves.
Indeed, I hardly expect any change because the rules have been practically unchanged for 45 years. The private schools were already free and had their own strict or freer house rules. The public schools also seem to have done little with the relaxed rules of 1975, resettled in 2013 and now again. That is why I ask whether this is enough for the students, who have been complaining since the beginning where a military haircut is mandatory.
Or as a Thai blog stated: “One can only wonder why Thai schools still adhere to the hair requirementalready abolished decades ago.”
( https://thaiwomantalks.com/2013/01/15/whats-hair-got-to-do-with-child-rights-in-thailand/ )
My daughter has long hair over her shoulders and I've never heard anyone say no.
Occasionally a tail or bun or braids or just loose.
Like a lot here everywhere they do it differently whether it's Immigration or school or now again with the alcohol ban.
It is not the same policy anywhere.
mzzl Pekasu