Education minister considering use of e-books in schools
The Education Ministry is considering having students use e-book readers instead of textbooks, after a girl in Khon Kaen suffered a spinal deformity doctors suspect was caused by shouldering a heavy schoolbag.
It had not been concluded that the weight of the books was the only cause of the girl’s deformity, but it should be “partly blamed for affecting the student’s body”, Deputy Education Minister Kalaya Sophonphanich said on Tuesday after learning of the girl’s ordeal.
Bangkok Post Reporter
