Teachers take 10,000 baht from P6 kids after damage to door - first the director heard of it

[webfact]

Sanook Thai Caption: Taking in 10,000 baht

 

Sanook reported that parents at a school were furious after teachers collected more than 10,000 baht over a damaged door.

 

They had the P6 students - last year of primary school - pointing at the damage. 

 

Yet it was the first the school director had heard about the incident.

 

Sanook were alerted to the story by a parent of a school in Phayao in the north of Thailand.

 

Two teachers took 450 baht from every one of 23 class members. 

 

It was just a flimsy MDF door and would not cost that much, said the parent. 

 

Many of the parents were poor and the collection of money in such circumstances was clearly "not transparent".

 

The oblivious director said yesterday that he was talking to teachers and parents over the issue. 

 

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[2baht]

Novice pointers.

[ezzra]

"first the director heard of it" Or, he first heard of it now that the story is out, the director is trying to distance himself from this act... nevermind that such door cost far less to replace than 10,000 baht...

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Two teachers took 450 baht from every one of 23 class members

So, corporal punishment, then! That´ll teach´em

[Boyn]

must be a rich kids school if all the pupils had 450 baht on them.

[worgeordie]

Took the 10K , but it looks like the door still has

not been fixed...

regards Worgeordie

[Photoguy21]

Two questions,

1. How did the door get damaged? and

2. The school is responsible for maintenance and repairs

[swm59nj]

And I’m sure all the money was used to repair the door

[2long]

Typical Thai bullying.

I do not for one minute believe that all 23 kids damaged the door. But this is what Thai teachers do. They punish all the kids (not always bad) but the innocent kids are too scared to dob their classmates in. Let's face it, the kid/kids who smashed the door might be happy to hurt another kid.

It's such a shame that CCTV hasn't been invented yet, or is too expensive to install and use..... oh hang on a minute!

[nightfox]

I wonder how much was the director's cut out of the 10K.

[ripstanley]

The school is a private school. It goes from kindergarten to Grade 6. If you know Phayao it is close to the Gateway Hotel.

[NeoDinosaw]

But this is what Thai teachers do. They punish all the kids (not always bad) but the innocent kids are too scared to dob their classmates in.

 

British teachers at the grammar school that I attended did exactly the same !  There is no need for this thoughtless Thai-bashing.

[Bangkok Barry]

20 minutes ago, NeoDinosaw said:

But this is what Thai teachers do. They punish all the kids (not always bad) but the innocent kids are too scared to dob their classmates in.

 

British teachers at the grammar school that I attended did exactly the same !  There is no need for this thoughtless Thai-bashing.

Where did the poster you quoted say it only happens in Thailand? This is a forum about Thailand, and a report of Thai teachers having highly questionable authority to make Thai kids pay for a damaged door in a Thai school. It has nothing at all to do with anything that once happened in the UK.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

So, corporal punishment, then! That´ll teach´em

You need to look up "corporal punishment"!

[Liverpool Lou]

30 minutes ago, NeoDinosaw said:

But this is what Thai teachers do. They punish all the kids (not always bad) but the innocent kids are too scared to dob their classmates in.

 

British teachers at the grammar school that I attended did exactly the same !  There is no need for this thoughtless Thai-bashing.

Give up, Thai-bashing's de rigueur here.

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

You need to look up "corporal punishment"!

nope, flogging regarding cash.

[Gandtee]

The Director was jarred by the complaint against is teachers and is now in a jamb. Their future hinges on the outcome. But one door closes. Another door opens. They will just be moved to another class after a cut has been handed over.????

[Burma Bill]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

it was the first the school director had heard about the incident.

Rubbish, IMO I bet he was involved in other rackets such as school lunches and wages for "foreign" teachers!! Interestingly, I lived in Phayao Province and I know what my local school "requested". 

[foreverlomsak]

37 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

wages for "foreign" teachers

The first school I worked at paid us 30,000 per month and claimed 45,000 pm from the local area authority, as well as claiming additional from the parents for having Foreigner teachers, the documents they sent to the local authority were the same ones that were included in the packs of information that they provided for us to take to Immigration & the Work Permit office.

We also had to pay 900 Baht per month for Thai Social Security in cash to the salary Dept. to get our monthly checks, when I had need to claim from the SS office for medical bills (motorcycle accident) they could find no record of the school making payments for me nor even that I was currently employed by the school.

[Burma Bill]

53 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

could find no record of the school making payments for me nor even that I was currently employed by the school.

You have my sympathy, and yes there are other similar cases I know of.

[FrederikKitten]

I was just doing door shopping over the weekend - doors like that go for a 600 Baht in Global House.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, 2baht said:

Novice pointers.

There's a hole in my door dear Liza a hole in my door.

[2baht]

18 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

There's a hole in my door dear Liza a hole in my door.

Well fix it Khun Somchai, Khun Somchai, fix it!

[Gandtee]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

There's a hole in my door dear Liza a hole in my door.

Bt10,000 will fix it dear Henry, dear Henry. ????