onvacation Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourauntbob Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounngou Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) there should be some nice catholic schools in your own country for you to send your precious darlings to. Edited August 30, 2013 by Bounngou 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slip Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomchop Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattk1 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) '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? Edited August 31, 2013 by infinity11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 '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............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) 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..." Edited August 31, 2013 by wolf5370 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggles Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mario2008 Posted August 31, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2013 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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