Uthai Thani schools implement strict measures after boy dies in school van

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Uthai Thani schools implement strict measures after boy dies in school van

By THE NATION

 

 

Schools in Uthai Thani province are implementing strict measures to ensure students’ safety after a two-year-old died from being forgotten in a school van in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

 

 

On Monday (August 17), Uthai Thani’s Pituksit Witthaya School instructed teachers to carefully check each bus to ensure nobody is left behind.

 

The two-year-old boy named Kong Bin had been left in the back of the bus on Friday (August 14) and found seven hours later unconscious, with his muscles contracted and mouth open. He later lapsed into coma and succumbed the following day.

 

 

Apart from Pituksit Wittaya School, other schools using pick-up services in Uthai Thani are also practising similar measures to ensure students’ safety. Schools have also implemented safety measures to protect students from Covid-19.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393078

 

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

What's a 2-year-old doing in any kind of school van???

 

[JusticeGB]

This happens every time there is some nit wit who doesn't do their job properly. It's sad that this has happened so many times and maybe for 2 or 3 weeks van drivers will pay some attention to the safety of children under their care but within a few weeks it will turn to "Mai Pen Rai". Nobody wears crash helmets in spite of the risks yet they are wearing face masks on motorbikes! TIT. 

[Phuketshrew]

58 minutes ago, webfact said:

On Monday (August 17), Uthai Thani’s Pituksit Witthaya School instructed teachers to carefully check each bus to ensure nobody is left behind.

erm, shouldn't they be doing that anyway without having to be told?

[AhFarangJa]

These measures were implemented last year when another young child died........they should be undertaken NOW and EVERY Day.

Just too damn lazy or too keen to get back to playing with the mobiles are eating.

The only way to make sure these measures are undertaken by the people whose job it is, is to make the penalties severe, such as immediate dismissal - loss of any pensions and benefits - banned from working ever again with children, and a heavy fine, plus custodial sentence for manslaughter..........at the end of the day what price a child's life.............sadly, we already know the answer.

R.I.P. to another little one failed by the system.

[colinneil]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Uthai Thani’s Pituksit Witthaya School instructed teachers to carefully check each bus to ensure nobody is left behind.

Yes and for how long will that be enforced?

Maybe just a week or 2 until things go quiet, then back to the usual none caring setup.

Poor child let down by uncaring/ lazy individuals.

R.I.P. little one, hope you are now in a BETTER PLACE.

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

erm, shouldn't they be doing that anyway without having to be told?

This is Thailand... even getting people to do what they're told is an uphill struggle.

Hence another innocent death after previously how many times?

[Bangkok Barry]

17 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

erm, shouldn't they be doing that anyway without having to be told?

Thais are taught from their first day at school not to think for themselves but to obey. So they have to be told to do something before actually doing it. You'll find this in all kinds of Thai life situations.

[Catoni]

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Thais are taught from their first day at school not to think for themselves but to obey. So they have to be told to do something before actually doing it. You'll find this in all kinds of Thai life situations.

“...not to think for themselves but to obey.”   Sounds like socialism, fascism, nazism, communism and extremist religions. Totalitarianism.

[ChipButty]

Prevention is better than any cure, why do they have to wait before they do anything?  

[Dap]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

On Monday (August 17), Uthai Thani’s Pituksit Witthaya School instructed teachers to carefully check each bus to ensure nobody is left behind.

At least once a year ...

[JulesMad]

It is pretty easy.... The same number of kids that go in, have to come out! It is not rocket science...

[jak2002003]

51 minutes ago, JulesMad said:

It is pretty easy.... The same number of kids that go in, have to come out! It is not rocket science...

Too much effort.

[Chelseafan]

On 8/17/2020 at 10:00 AM, Phuketshrew said:

erm, shouldn't they be doing that anyway without having to be told?

THANK-you. Common sense prevails.

[Chelseafan]

How did he lapse into a come 7 hours later ?