Thailand closes 55 schools in south
Sunday, July 6, 2008
ThAILAND has closed 55 government-run schools indefinitely, after a principal was shot dead by suspected separatists in the Muslim-majority south, an official said.
All the schools have been closed indefinitely in Raman district, Yala province, where elementary school principal Weera Mueanchan was gunned down after classes Wednesday, a local education official told AFP.
His death came after a series of attacks on targets linked to schools in provinces along the southern border with Malaysia, including the killing of a bus driver and parents dropping off their children.
"There are 55 schools in Raman district mostly elementary schools and one secondary school. They have been shut down indefinitely because teachers fear of their safety after yesterday's killing," the education official said.
The teachers' union plans to meet to discuss how to improve security, but no date has been set, he added.More than 3,300 people have been killed since separatist unrest broke out in January 2004 in the south.
AFP
All the schools have been closed indefinitely in Raman district, Yala province, where elementary school principal Weera Mueanchan was gunned down after classes Wednesday, a local education official told AFP.
His death came after a series of attacks on targets linked to schools in provinces along the southern border with Malaysia, including the killing of a bus driver and parents dropping off their children.
"There are 55 schools in Raman district mostly elementary schools and one secondary school. They have been shut down indefinitely because teachers fear of their safety after yesterday's killing," the education official said.
The teachers' union plans to meet to discuss how to improve security, but no date has been set, he added.More than 3,300 people have been killed since separatist unrest broke out in January 2004 in the south.
AFP
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