Rayong anti-corruption office investigates school staff’s sightseeing trip during work visit

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The Anti-Corruption Office (ACO) in Rayong province has intensively investigated a case involving a school principal and teachers from Ban Pluak Daeng School.

 

The probe was initiated following social media posts featuring pictures of the school staff on a sightseeing boat trip at Ratchaprapha Dam during their work trip to Surat Thani and Phang Nga provinces. The incident came under scrutiny and was reported to the ACO today.

 

Chaiwat Phumlamai, the Director of the Anti-Corruption Office in Rayong, stated that he and his team had visited the school to monitor and prevent potential corruption as part of a project to tackle local corruption issues. The visit took place on October 20 at the Ban Pluak Daeng School, located in the Pluak Daeng District of Rayong.

The controversy was sparked by the social media posts of the school staff’s trip, supposedly to enhance teachers’ abilities for student development in the provinces of Surat Thani and Phang Nga between September 13 and September 17. The posts included pictures of the school staff on a sightseeing boat trip around Ratchaprapha Dam in Surat Thani and at the sea in Phang Nga, reported KhaoSod.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

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[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The controversy was sparked by the social media posts of the school staff’s trip, supposedly to enhance teachers’ abilities for student development in the provinces of Surat Thani and Phang Nga between September 13 and September 17.

Nice little holiday for the staff.

[ChrisY1]

Pathetic nonsense...."controversy was sparked by the social media posts:.....some people are born to complain!

[nobodysfriend]

 

The Anti-Corruption Office (ACO) in Rayong province has intensively investigated a case involving a school principal and teachers from Ban Pluak Daeng School.

 

They really have nothing better to do ?

Leave them kids alone ...

[Elkski]

I do know the directors take quite a few educational trips and they have a good time but I think it would be hard to call it the corruption they are looking for.    

In this case it appears the kayaks are included with each room but even if there is a small additional charge i dont think its blatant corruption if they did go to other schools.   Did the kids attend their school on these dates or was it a break? 

[RobU]

I can't see anything wrong with this. As long as they also did the work they went on the trip to do, what they do in their off time is their own business. Do the complainants think the the teachers should work 24/7 whilst away (which I believe would be abusive)? The teachers have the right to relax even when on a paid study course.