Nakhon Pathom couple demand justice for son hurt after being pinched by teacher

By THE NATION

 

 

A Nakhon Pathom couple are demanding progress in a case they filed against a nursery teacher, who was seen on CCTV pinching their three-year-old son so hard that he cried out loudly.

 

Manoon (last name withheld), 33, a local of Nakhon Pathom’s Muang district, and his wife Suthida, 28, visited Muang Nakhon Pathom police station on Wednesday to follow up on the case they filed about a month ago against the teacher.

 

The couple filed the police complaint on August 29 after their little son returned home from a nursery school in Muang district on August 28 with several wounds on his hand.

 

“The boy said a teacher pinched him in the classroom. We took him to hospital, where the doctor confirmed that the boy’s hand had five wounds from what appeared to be long nails,” Manoon said.

 

“My son even had nightmares for several nights, in which he would wake up crying and saying his hand hurts. He also said he didn’t want to go to school anymore, so we stopped sending him there,” Manoon added.

 

 

“We wish to pursue legal action against the teacher, but it has been a month since we filed the complaint and there is still no progress. The school staff visited us only once and said the teacher has been fired.”

 

On Wednesday, Manoon also posted on his Facebook page CCTV footage from the school that showed the teacher pinching the boy’s hand while he was writing, causing him to cry loudly. In the post, Manoon demanded justice.

 

The footage went viral, with several netizens urging the school to take disciplinary action against the teacher.

 

Police said they have contacted the school’s attorney, who confirmed it would invite the parents to a session to clarify the incident and discuss a settlement.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395413

 

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Again. This time a 3 year old.

What will it take to get this to stop?  

4 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

Again. This time a 3 year old.

What will it take to get this to stop?  

If the school and legal system can't take care of the problem angry parents will eventually step in.  Quid pro quo to leave a message for other abusive teachers.  I'm surprised that hasn't happened already in these numerous abuse cases that have surfaced lately.  But, my guess is that mum and dad haven't exacted "justice" as long as the potential for a cash settlement is in the works.  But, very sad that the legal system seems to trip over its own shoes in cases like this especially considering the outrage this invokes in Thai social media.

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

school’s attorney, who confirmed it would invite the parents to a session to clarify the incident and discuss a settlement.

lol .....   a bunch of flowers, wai's all round and an envelope with 2,000 baht in it. 

Terrible , but that hand in picture don't look like 3 years old hand!

8 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Terrible , but that hand in picture don't look like 3 years old hand!

Our resident palm reader perhaps?

Rich school poor parents = poor compensation paid very late.

Why is the school in this case not named? In the other case the school's name is being reported freely.

7 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Again. This time a 3 year old.

What will it take to get this to stop?  

More of what has been on TV and media this week, slowly the schools will wake up to the new world order and understand that this is no longer tolerated in society and no-one is beyond the law.

The education system must get the collective acts together and sort out their mess.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Police said they have contacted the school’s attorney, who confirmed it would invite the parents to a session to clarify the incident and discuss a settlement.

What about taking the teacher to court for causing actual bodily harm... or is that not an offence in Thailand?

all schools should be required to have CCTV cameras in them and kept for a few years.  If i kid wants to speak out later, they can find the footage.  

 

ALSO, it should be easier to complain about schools.  yea, that defamation/libel stuff comes into play.  However, if you saw 100 bad reviews with no tape footage you would likely believe the people complaining.   

 

Here's the GOOD thing.  These kids are getting WOKE for the first time ever.......and they will remember the bad teachers.   I would imagine the percent of schools with a teacher that hits a kid is WAY higher than you think.   

when I was 6 I was strapped on the hands by a nun for throwing a snowball. After my hand stopped bleeding I was forced to kneel on a stone floor for a half an hour to thank God for the punishment. To this day I get erections at zoos that feature penguins..

Pinched? That's a lot more than a pinch and what about tests he could be infected. I believe that teacher should be having himself an accident. 

I said this when I commented on the Red Bull case. If justice is not seen to be done mob rule will begin to permeate the country. The little people will exact their own justice without trial (and often without evidence). The country will be regarded as a dangerous place to go, tourism will plummet and rich people will leave for a safer country (wealthy people can live in any country they wish, including the UK and USA, simply by dint of being wealthy).

13 hours ago, 2 is 1 said:

Terrible , but that hand in picture don't look like 3 years old hand!

 

If that is a 3 year old's hand, his parents need to be banged up for renting him out to dig ditches.