Parents report primary teacher who forced daughter to do 60 squat thrusts - she was hospitalized for 6 days

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The parents of a 12 year old child have gone to the Sri Racha police over an incident at a Surasak sub-district school that left their daughter in hospital for six days.

 

Surat Pree-udom, 36, and his wife Pojaman, 40, took their child along with a medical certificate from Somdej hospital.

 

They asked for action to be taken against a homeroom teacher called Panida (surname withheld). 

 

They told the police that their daughter had said that there had been an incident in class where ink from a pen ended up dirtying a table.

 

As punishment the teacher had allegedly demanded that the whole class perform 60 squat thrusts, reported Siam Rath.

 

That evening, May 31st, the child had leg swelling and fever and was admitted to the hospital where she spent six days. 

 

The mother said that parents trust teachers with their children. She accepted they could be naughty but kids are kids and shouldn't be subjected to a teacher's anger. 

 

She didn't want this to happen to another child.

 

Police Major Natcha Klancheua took the case as police prepared to gather further evidence and interview the teacher involved. 

 

 

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[Excel]

Well perhaps that teacher requires a local vigilante group to make her do some squats 

[keith101]

Yet another teacher that needs to be fired and never allowed inside a classroom again as well as criminal charges .

[hotchilli]

On 6/8/2022 at 9:59 AM, webfact said:

Police Major Natcha Klancheua took the case as police prepared to gather further evidence and interview the teacher involved

Another tin-pot god who thinks they rule the world.

[PJ71]

6 days in hospital for 60 squat thrusts - hilarious

 

Used to get that at PE back in the day, don't recall anyone geting hospitalized.

 

Mental

[Rhys]

sad...so next to follow will be....

 

[Iamfalang]

I was a "PE teacher" a long time ago for a few months, and I asked my kids to run ONE time around the 400 m track.   walking was OK, but try to run.   10/40 kids tried, and one kid was amazed by how he felt after exercising.  One girl was super exhausted (I think all around 14 years old), but was fine.   Nobody said anything to me, but I decided it's best to go back to badminton and table tennis.   When I was 14, I was running almost 10 km and perhaps feeling a little sore the next day.   No smartphones then......  anyhow, I've heard of a few stories like this and possibly the result of a horrible sugar diet plus 23.5 hours a day on their phone.  

 

Yes, 60 squats is excessive and wrong.  fire the teacher, sure.  But hospitalized for six days?  my point is kids appear to be much more fragile than before.  not saying this is right, but 6 days?

[BangkokReady]

On 6/8/2022 at 9:59 AM, webfact said:

She accepted they could be naughty but kids are kids and shouldn't be subjected to a teacher's anger. 

Don't quite agree with this.  Teachers shouldn't lose their temper, and they shouldn't allow anger to cloud their judgement, but some kids only behave once a teacher gets angry with them.  There's of lot of pushing to test boundaries with kids.

[Leaver]

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Another tin-pot god who thinks they rule the world.

 

I'm sure it makes for a good bank account though.  ???? 

[Myran]

If a kid gets hospitalized for six days after doing 60 squats, there's something seriously wrong with said kid's health.

[JeffersLos]

51 minutes ago, Myran said:

If a kid gets hospitalized for six days after doing 60 squats, there's something seriously wrong with said kid's health.

Or the hospital. 

 

Was public or private. 

 

Public: Useless and clueless.

Private: Do anything for money. 

[The Hammer2021]

3 hours ago, PJ71 said:

6 days in hospital for 60 squat thrusts - hilarious

 

Used to get that at PE back in the day, don't recall anyone geting hospitalized.

 

Mental

Perhaps she was weak, or ill or frail or suffering from a fever.  But I suspect  you and the  teacher have a lot in common.

[jak2002003]

4 hours ago, PJ71 said:

6 days in hospital for 60 squat thrusts - hilarious

 

Used to get that at PE back in the day, don't recall anyone geting hospitalized.

 

Mental

That was what I was thinking.  We had to do star jumps, push-ups, squat jumps, etc etc...and (the horror) run about for one hour in the snow and wind in just a pair of nylon shorts and a thin T shirt while kicking a ball about. 

 

Perhaps this girl was sick or has medical issues.  In which case they should have been made aware to the school by the girls parents.

 

 

[jacko45k]

11 hours ago, PJ71 said:

6 days in hospital for 60 squat thrusts - hilarious

 

Used to get that at PE back in the day, don't recall anyone geting hospitalized.

 

Mental

A pal ended up there after being made to climb a rope!

[PJ71]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

A pal ended up there after being made to climb a rope!

Also hilarious.

[Pouatchee]

On 6/9/2022 at 10:23 PM, Myran said:

If a kid gets hospitalized for six days after doing 60 squats, there's something seriously wrong with said kid's health.

I completely agree. It is easy to throw teachers and people of authority under the bus. Sometimes they do deserve it, but today I doubt that the populace actually cares for the truth.

 

Despite popular opinion on this forum, on this one I would side with the teacher.