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Thai public school defends ‘little soldiers’ dress code

A public elementary school west of Bangkok explained this morning that it requires young children to wear military and other uniforms to instill them with patriotism and discipline.

Responding to social media outrage for asking students to wear four different uniforms including military garb during the week, the Anuban Kanchanaburi School said its kindergarteners must dress up as soldiers for an activity called “Land Defense Battalion.”

Just what is a Land Defense Battalion and why do toddlers need to don camo for it? Unclear, but the school in a letter shared by a popular medical commentator said it was to develop their physical, emotional, social and intellectual well-being; foster feelings of patriotism, religion and institutions; and so they would “absorb the country’s history.”

In a baffling move, the letter also said parents must provide a…

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