webfact Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-06 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 Novice pointers. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 "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... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyn Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 must be a rich kids school if all the pupils had 450 baht on them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 Took the 10K , but it looks like the door still has not been fixed... regards Worgeordie 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Photoguy21 Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 Two questions, 1. How did the door get damaged? and 2. The school is responsible for maintenance and repairs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post swm59nj Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 And I’m sure all the money was used to repair the door 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfox Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I wonder how much was the director's cut out of the 10K. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 The school is a private school. It goes from kindergarten to Grade 6. If you know Phayao it is close to the Gateway Hotel. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeoDinosaw Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Gottfrid said: So, corporal punishment, then! That´ll teach´em You need to look up "corporal punishment"! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) 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. Edited August 6, 2022 by Liverpool Lou 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said: You need to look up "corporal punishment"! nope, flogging regarding cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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.???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post foreverlomsak Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrederikKitten Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I was just doing door shopping over the weekend - doors like that go for a 600 Baht in Global House. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 21 hours ago, 2baht said: Novice pointers. There's a hole in my door dear Liza a hole in my door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 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. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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