Four teachers get prison sentences over assault of students in Nonthaburi school: lawyer

By THE NATION

 

 

A Nonthaburi court has given jail sentences to four teachers after parents filed a police complaint against them for assault of their children, laywer Ronnarong Kaewphet said.

 

In a Facebook post on Monday, the lawyer who leads a justice-seeking advocacy network, said the parents of students who attended Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School in Nonthaburi province had filed a complaint against four teachers for physical assault of 13 young students.

 

The private school said on September 28 that it had terminated the employment of the four teachers after a CCTV footage of a female teacher assaulting kindergarteners went viral on the internet. In anger, parents of an abused student assaulted the teacher in the footage, Onuma Ploadprong, prompting her to file an assault charge against the couple on October 5. Onuma later withdrew her charge on October 12, claiming that she was forced by the school to file the case.

 

“Lawyers in this case are transcribing the verdict. Here is what we know so far,” said Ronnarong. “In the seven cases No. 4091-4097, the court gave unsuspended imprisonment sentences ranging from 15 to 75 days. Onuma has so far been given two months' unsuspended prison time.”

 

Ronnarong added that all the defendants confessed to their crimes, so the prison time that they received was already halved from the original verdict.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30397239

 

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3 minutes ago, webfact said:

“In the seven cases No. 4091-4097, the court gave unsuspended imprisonment sentences ranging from 15 to 75 days.

Not long enough, but a step in the right direction. This verdict should be sent to every teacher in the country so they are aware of the consequences of abusing their students.

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Ronnarong. “In the seven cases No. 4091-4097, the court gave unsuspended imprisonment sentences ranging from 15 to 75 days.

Good that they have been jailed, but 15 to 75 days, pathetic, should have been months.

Pathetically low sentences for such evil behaviour by the teachers. Assault by care takers, such as teachers, especially adults on children should carry much higher sentences than 15 to 75 days. Their teaching licences should also be revoked and their entitlements to pensions removed. 

So has she been jailed for 7 months or is she out on bail cheaply? The link is from the Thaivisa story 18 hours ago.....https://www.innnews.co.th/crime/news_810684/

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

Good that they have been jailed, but 15 to 75 days, pathetic, should have been months.

Their lives are screwed, images tarnished for life, out of work and jail-time.

I think that's enough punishment to make others think about their actions.

If not they need to lengthen the jail time until the message is understood.

A good start.

Poor character and unprofessionalism  among many Thai teachers here is not only normal but seems taboo to talk about.