The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) has instructed all schools to not stop their students from wearing casual clothes to school on the first day of the second term.
Obec secretary-general Amporn Pinasa said students should be allowed to wear casual clothes today, as students going to school to study is the best thing that could happen to society.
However, Mr Amporn said that school dress codes will still apply, and each school will be required to inform parents of their dress codes.
The move was announced after "Bad Students", a group of students pushing for education reforms, called on students to wear casual outfits on the first day of the new school term, as part of a wider civil disobedience campaign.
Mr Amporn said that Obec believes the Education Ministry's rule on student uniforms does not constitute a violation of student rights.
Wearing uniforms and following rules helps students develop discipline, he said.
