Scouts uniforms a 'burden', claim parents
published : 7 Jun 2022 at 14:07
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong has asked schools to consider whether pupils in scouting programmes have to buy and wear the uniform following recent parent complaints and online debate.
On Monday, Ms Trinuch talked of the concern among parents that it was a burden.
She said that the Ministry of Education is aware of the cost of the uniforms. However, she insisted that the content of the course is still useful to students.
"I have directed every school to be more lenient on uniform wearing. Students wearing only some pieces of the whole uniform is also permitted," she said.
Moreover, she said that even though the 15-year compulsory free education scheme covers the payment of uniforms, the Ministry of Education has arranged extra cash payments to help struggling parents.
However, she also confirmed that the ministry is considering raising fees for parents to cover the expense.
She added that scouting is a compulsory programme as it trains the students to be disciplined and offers them volunteer work.
Vocabulary
- aware (adj): knowing that something exists, or to have knowledge or experience of a particular thing - ทราบ, รับรู้
- burden: a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with - ภาระ
- compulsory: if something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law - ที่จำเป็นต้องทำ
- cost: an amount of money that people need to pay for something - ค่า
- discipline: the ability to control your actions - วินัย
- expenses: money spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose - ค่าใช้จ่าย
- lenient: not strict; not giving someone as strong a punishment as you could - ลงโทษสถานเบา หรือให้ความเมตตา
- permit (verb): to allow someone to do something - อนุญาต, อนุมัติ, ยินยอม
- scout (noun): a boy or girl who is a member of the Scouts, an organisation that provides activities for young people who wear special uniforms - ลูกเสือ
- scouting (noun): the activities that boy scouts and girl scouts take part in -
- struggle: a very difficult task that you can do only by making a great effort - ความพยายาม
- volunteer (noun): someone who is not paid for the work that they do; someone who does something willingly without being required to - อาสาสมัคร
