I have seen a lot of foreigners get caught/arrested/deported for sexually assaulted a minor in Thailad. My kids are in an international school and I do trust their teachers and caretakers but I that doesn't stop me from wondering if schools here do background checks on teachers and staff? Thanks.

Some do, some don't.

Also some consulates ask for a police check if you apply for a non-B based on teaching, a lot do not.

I would imagine that International schools enforce the same standards in terms of recruitment as back home. Although, I would guess it depends on what school, as some are pseudo international schools.

To get a work permit you need to be cleared by the Thai police department. They send us downtown to the station near Siam Paragon and we drop off our information. After about a week you can go pick up a certificate that says you are ok to work. I dont know how much they look into, i would imagine that they dont look at your international record but i could be wrong on that one.

there should be some nice catholic schools in your own country for you to send your precious darlings to.

It wasn't that long ago that it was a requirement for all teachers, but I haven't heard it mentioned for a long time.

Even a police check would do no good if the pervert had never been caught......keep an eye on your kids and be aware of any weirdo acting people/teachers/staff hanging around the school. Better safe than sorry. Not trying to be paranoid but we all know there are a LOT of weird people wandering around Thailand...both falang and thai.

I work in a Kindergarten and not once have they asked me or any of the other foreign teachers for a police background check.

I have tried numerous times to get across how important it is to make sure no undesirables end up working there but it just falls on deaf ears.

'I have seen a lot of foreigners get caught/arrested/deported for sexually assaulted a minor in Thailad.'

really now?

interesting

details please

anymore than anywhere else?

'I have seen a lot of foreigners get caught/arrested/deported for sexually assaulted a minor in Thailad.'

really now?

interesting

details please

anymore than anywhere else?

I would also be interested about the source of the accusation.

Although from personal experience I have known a lot of 'alleged' teachers here in Thailand that I am glad were never involved with the teaching of my kids, none of them were IMHO, a risk to the kids in a sexual way.

BTW, this is not a teacher bashing post; I have the greatest respect for most teachers here, qualified or not, who are doing a job that I would never have the patience to do.............

When my kids were at school here, my wife was paranoid about the toilets. A lot of school toilets are in separate buildings or have separate external entrances. There was spate of kids being stolen from school toilets in Bangkok a while ago (according to the Mrs) and since then she is adamant they are not safe.

Having said that, I have walked into my kids' old school, past the security guards who barely even glance at me - and several blocks did not have their own toilet facilities (requiring kids to cross a play ground alone and use one opposite) - I even walked in to use the toilet. Sure, the security guards may have raised an eyebrow if I tried to walk out with a kid - but if I was a nonce I could have "snatched and run" easily enough I am sure.

She was a school teacher herself when we met (18+ years ago) but kids were not allowed to go to the toilet unescorted (she worked in a private kindergarten 5-7 year olds) and the toilet was at the other end of the building to the road entrance. She was never worried about the teaching staff themselves however - I think other Thai teachers would suss this out fairly quickly and deal with it (possibly severely) - same for foreign teachers, the purves are easy to spot by a real teacher as they know through experience and teaching just what is acceptable behaviour (and can spot what is not or borderline).

//Edit: Grammar "There were a..."

a lot of teachers are enticed at exam time to give good results so what good are checks if a horny young thing who wants good grades snares an honest pure white teacher ?

Most cases of improper conduct I know of are regarding Thai teachers. Those cases are mostly swept under the table and paid off.

Never heard of needing police clearance for a work permit as a teacher.

To get a work permit you need to be cleared by the Thai police department. They send us downtown to the station near Siam Paragon and we drop off our information. After about a week you can go pick up a certificate that says you are ok to work. I dont know how much they look into, i would imagine that they dont look at your international record but i could be wrong on that one.

When I was a teacher, the Head of the English dept took me to the Labour dept with my credentials etc, and that was it, police not involved at all.

there should be some nice catholic schools in your own country for you to send your precious darlings to.

Would you like to be more specific?