Teacher faces police complaint for slapping ‘saluting’ student

By THE NATION

 

 

A student in Ubon Ratchathani’s Warin Chamrap district filed a police complaint on Thursday (August 20) saying a teacher hit her for holding up her hand in a three-finger salute.

 

The “Hunger Games” inspired three-finger salute is being widely used by students to symbolise discontent.

 

The student was escorted to the district police station by officials from a commission set up by the House of Representatives to monitor the political situation in educational institutes.

 

The Grade 10 student, whose name was not revealed, told police that she and her friends were holding up the three-finger salute on Tuesday morning, when suddenly their maths teacher approached her and pulled her hand down.

 

The teacher then asked her the meaning of the gesture, and while she was looking for it on her phone, the teacher slapped her phone away and hit her hard on the head.

 

After this happened, she told her parents about it before deciding to turn to the commission.

 

Though the teacher has not been charged, the incident has been reported to the police as evidence of danger faced by students.

 

The officials also told police that another Grade 11 student from the same school had been threatened with an “F” because he held his hand up in a three-finger salute.

 

The commission has contacted the school and the principal has promised that he will set up a commission to investigate the situation. He has also promised not to protect the guilty.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393309

 

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3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Though the teacher has not been charged, the incident has been reported to the police as evidence of danger faced by students.

He should be charged with aggravated assault, especially with him being in a position of authority.

 

This is Assault he should be moved to another school and charged with Assault and Battery. Hitting the girl on the head is also very insulting in a Buddhist country. 

Dad get down there and threaten the teacher with a "G" just before hitting him with it ????

Thank God I got my children out of Thailand to be educated in the UK. I only learnt that my son was being racially bullied (in a private school). No one would tell me as I would have went ballistic. OMG if a teacher had ever lifted a hand to my daughter I would now be eating fishheads and rice. 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The teacher then asked her the meaning of the gesture, and while she was looking for it on her phone

She does it put has to look on her phone about the meaning?! Strange.

All kids do it today. Just a kid thing.

2 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

She does it put has to look on her phone about the meaning?! Strange.

 She's following what other kids are doing in relation to a specific well known and serious problem.

 

Knowing what movie etc., it originates from not really the point. 

If that had been my Daughter that Teacher would have got more than a slap from me !

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"the principal has promised that he will set up a commission to investigate the situation"

Why any situation needs to "set up a commission"?  The principal has "no b__lls" to remedy the situation.  Probably does not understand the "three finger salute".

Is the so called teacher the idiot with mask down in the photo? In close proximity indoors? Doesn't he know his face would be pixelated?  Oh wait.... he's Thai and it wasn't? Strange Days have found us

"The officials also told police that another Grade 11 student from the same school had been threatened with an “F” because he held his hand up in a three-finger salute."

 

Free speech in Thailand? Not so much. 

18 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Dad get down there and threaten the teacher with a "G" just before hitting him with it ????

Dad needs to administer the 5 knuckle salute...

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The commission has contacted the school and the principal has promised that he will set up a commission to investigate the situation.

After first setting up a commission to help select members of a commission to oversee the formation of a commission that will monitor the relevant commission and report back to the original commission...............by the end of such time there will be nothing done, and it will all be a misunderstanding.

Give him the Glasgow Kiss 

in a normal country: this would be assault

 

in thailand, mehhhh

Slapped for a 3 finger salute

What if you give the 1 finger salute  ????  

18 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

She does it put has to look on her phone about the meaning?! Strange.

it is the same as most wouldn't be able to give a quick straight answer, as to why they are wearing a nazi tshirt 

... so how was the teacher not to laterally wonder if the kid wasn't a defunct ex Brownie/Guide?

(force of habit... and think if it... the kid 'did' Dib Dib Dib Dob Dob Dob the teacher in!! )

20 hours ago, JusticeGB said:

he should be moved to another school

You are kidding right?Justice?

There is a positive consideration. At least now these incidents are being reported and actioned  to some degree. 10-15 years back it would have be known  but rarely reported.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

The teacher then asked her the meaning of the gesture, and while she was looking for it on her phone, the teacher slapped her phone away and hit her hard on the head.

Says about all...

21 hours ago, webfact said:

The commission has contacted the school and the principal has promised that he will set up a commission to investigate the situation. He has also promised not to protect the guilty.

That'll be novel.

Why have the police not upheld the girls reporting of assault, the teacher struck her, or is this another species that are above the law and shall not be touched ?

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Give him the Glasgow Kiss 

Never heard of Glasgow Kiss.  I am curious. Please elaborate. Is not a kiss on the rear end is it?

2 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

Slapped for a 3 finger salute

What if you give the 1 finger salute  ????  

Good idea indeed. The protestors should alternately show this to these retarded teachers and officials.

2 hours ago, jvs said:

You are kidding right?Justice?

At least this teacher lost his face towards the pupils. This will stick on him for the rest of his work life at this school. Som nam naa! 

 

23 minutes ago, poloshirt said:

Never heard of Glasgow Kiss.  I am curious. Please elaborate. Is not a kiss on the rear end is it?

A Glasgow kiss is slang for a "headbutt"./ A Glasgow Smile is more permanent.

 

 

Gotta love Thailand’s version of autocracy/democracy????????‍♂️????????

 

No wonder the “government” had an over subscription for military service????????