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SHOCKING: Draconian school rules - What They Never Told You

As if Thai schools aren't being known to be dictatorial enough, reportedly a school in Surin has taken it up a notch with excessive rules to supposedly promote patriotism for Thailand's three pilars: Nation, Religion and Monarchy.

According to a document posted on Sunday by Bad Student, a group that works towards the rights of Thai students, the school listed misbehaviour that could result in the deduction of the so-called "behaviour score". Each student has 100 points to start with but if s/he is found to commit wrongdoing then her/his score will be reduced, depending on the severity of their offence. The wrongdoings against the three pillars are the first category of offence. I'm listing all of them here to illustrate how draconian they are.

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