Thailand’s Cabinet approved a seven-point school safety plan yesterday, August 11, elevating school safety to a national priority after a shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School killed nine people, including the attacker. Under the plan, every school will be designated a “School Safety Zone,” with each campus required to set up a centre to protect students’ rights, liberties and safety. Mental health support systems will be put in place for students, teachers and staff, including “safe rooms” for psychological recovery. Schools will also be able to draw on psychologists from Chulalongkorn University and crisis teams from the Department of Mental Health. Longer term, the government is drafting framework legislation on school safety.