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Six pupils will be moved from a school in Samut Prakan as part of plans by the education authorities to shut 15,000 small schools across the country this year, a senior official said on Thursday.

HEALTH AUTHORITIES will provide free influenza shots for some 9.6 million children from next year under a Bt1-billion proposal that will soon be submitted to the National Vaccine Committee for approval. The vaccines will cover children from Prathom 1 to Mathayom 6.

The requirements for getting enrolled into Prathom 1 is having a negative impact on children, their parents and even schools, a recent Suan Dusit Poll has found.