Colleges get a dressing down over short skirts

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.