My nephew came home today all bruised up (see pics).

Apparently this was the teachers punishment for him doing

bad on a Math test. Is this the norm in Thailand ?

He goes to the Wat Boonsampan School in Pattaya ...

luudee

I don't have the answer to your question but that is disgraceful and, surely, not acceptable in any educational establishment.

I'm glad I'm not a parent in Thailand. I'd probably be in prison by now

No idea what to say, but that is a disgrace.

I hope the poor lad recovers.

Report it to The General

That is one of the differences between a local school with Thais as teachers (who teach like they did 100 years ago- due to outdated training methods) or sending your child to an (authentic) international school. If I was you, I would instruct them that this is the 21 Century and there are better ways to discipline a child. How about taking play time away from him and have him do his homework then.

Corporal punishment is illegal in Thai schools.

The boys father needs to do the right thing and give the teacher a good leathering.

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Corporal punishment is illegal in Thai schools.

There have been a couple of topics recently on this, believe even a News item, and as sustento states it is illegal and should be pursued. First with the head and if no satisfaction there then the police. That is just wrong on so many levels.

Are you sure it was the teachers that inflicted this ? or possibly was it other students / gang ?

If this is the teacher, then Tywais and others have the right of it, time your nephew's family to seek recompense and justice. Not to mention that level of beating is nothing but sadism, somone enjoyed doing it.

My advice is go to the police and invite the local press along too, that should get things moving.

Making a kid shit scared of getting it wrong again is not going to improve his maths, it will just make them withdrawn and want to skip school.

Waiting for the teacher at the school gates is just sinking to his level.

My advice is go to the police and invite the local press along too, that should get things moving.

Making a kid shit scared of getting it wrong again is not going to improve his maths, it will just make them withdrawn and want to skip school.

Waiting for the teacher at the school gates is just sinking to his level.

I would get a great deal of satisfaction from "sinking to his level."

I think it would be good for anyone to get and watch the movie:

A Time To Kill

If nothing else, it's another perspective which is usually good to take in.

"Set in Canton, Mississippi, the film involves the rape of a young girl, the arrest of the rapists, their subsequent murder by the girl's father, and the father's trial for murder. The film was a critical and commercial success, making nearly $110 million at the U.S. box office."

Go and see the headmaster with the photos and tell him/her that if it ever happens again the police will be called.

There is one or two foundations Pattaya I have read about, One is something

like "Women and Children Protective Services" and the other one is named after

some person ...

I see them periodically being mentioned in various posts, but of course now

that I want to find them, can't find either one ...

If anybody knows them and/ or a link to them, I'd appreciate it.

PS: It was a female teacher who did the beating, and apparently there are

3 more kids who got it worth ... great way to develop a math phobia ...

luudee

If anybody knows them and/ or a link to them, I'd appreciate it.

Not Pattaya specific but the main one is the Paveena Foundation. Unfortunately can not find a functional website for her organization but here is one link.

http://www.survivorsconnect.org/map/reports/view/301

Shocked

If the teacher thinks he had the right to punish your nephew like this, you have the right to do the same to the teacher.

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That need looking in to. I can't believe that is legal in schools ? It needs following up on and get to the real facts. If was some teacher that did that then I would be looking at retribution 10 x fold - and then report it !

Go and see channel 3 news, get the kids on the TV - get it brought out into the open.

That is totally out of order, the teacher must be some kind of demented retard!

Difficult to imagine this was done in full view of the other students, but that's exactly how we were caned back in the 70s in Oz. We even had one psycho who used to get a run up - cricket style - from outside the classroom. Hurt like hell in Winter - lots of hands being rubbed feverishly the morning after a maths test and our French teacher didnt even restrict himself to caning people at the start of class - his specialty was rapping you on the knuckles with a piece of wood the mad bastard carried expressly for that purpose. Sadistic mofos, but any new teacher who didnt accept that 'discipline' was part of the curriculum was clearly seen as a lesser being. Interesting times.

Apologies to any Monty Python fans out there, but tell that to young kids today and they wont believe you.

If anybody knows them and/ or a link to them, I'd appreciate it.

Not Pattaya specific but the main one is the Paveena Foundation. Unfortunately can not find a functional website for her organization but here is one link.

http://www.survivorsconnect.org/map/reports/view/301

Thank you Tywais !!! That's one of the ones I was looking for !!!

luudee

If the teacher thinks he had the right to punish your nephew like this, you have the right to do the same to the teacher.

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Two wrongs do not make a right...

I do not think teachers have immunity from being prosecuted for assault on a child, I hope not anyway.

If the teacher thinks he had the right to punish your nephew like this, you have the right to do the same to the teacher.

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Two wrongs do not make a right...

I do not think teachers have immunity from being prosecuted for assault on a child, I hope not anyway.

Basil- it's a bit too simplistic that quote. Two wrongs maybe do not make a right and I can accept that in certain scenarios. However, when an adult beats a child to that extent ( school teacher - allegedly ) - then I'm afraid that this sentiment doesn't cut it with me. It's " bat time " and that <deleted> needs to be on the receiving end of at least 6 good swings of it !

A possibility

Go to the local newspapers, all of them, and also go to the local main office of the Chonburi School District or it's equivalent, and bring them into the school with the teacher. Always continue bringing it up a a step to the losing face level. Shout, and make sure they know that it will be in all of the papers,

Bring the PattayaONe, PattayToday, Pattaya News, PattayaMail, did I miss any? to the school. Do not make an appointment, do not go in to discuss the issue with the principle. Do not be nice. Do not play fair. Do not be reasonable. Do not believe anything. Demand justice. demand that the principle bring the teacher into the office immediately. Demand that she be fired, and lose your cool. They will have no reason ao actuallly do anything unless they are forced into it, and this is a good way to be forced into it.

No students should have to be in a classroom with a teacher like her. It is a danger to the students and you are defending all of their futures as well.

This is news, and the newspapers will be happy to accompany you.

Best of luck to you.

Basil- it's a bit too simplistic that quote. Two wrongs maybe do not make a right and I can accept that in certain scenarios. However, when an adult beats a child to that extent ( school teacher - allegedly ) - then I'm afraid that this sentiment doesn't cut it with me. It's " bat time " and that <deleted> needs to be on the receiving end of at least 6 good swings of it !

What good would the parent being arrested for assault do for the child?

Go and see the headmaster with the photos. Complain. If nothing is done then go to the police and the news outlets. At least give the school a chance to deal with it first.

Basil- it's a bit too simplistic that quote. Two wrongs maybe do not make a right and I can accept that in certain scenarios. However, when an adult beats a child to that extent ( school teacher - allegedly ) - then I'm afraid that this sentiment doesn't cut it with me. It's " bat time " and that <deleted> needs to be on the receiving end of at least 6 good swings of it !

What good would the parent being arrested for assault do for the child?

Teach every other physco not to beat your child ? For the record, I don't say that the parents should do it, but that behavior is unacceptable. I will be in the minority here, but I would rather bash the culprit about and then get the reporters to photograph and report it! If it was my child then I doubt anything less would feel satisfying ! Writing reports is for the office, this isn't !

Difficult to imagine this was done in full view of the other students, but that's exactly how we were caned back in the 70s in Oz. We even had one psycho who used to get a run up - cricket style - from outside the classroom. Hurt like hell in Winter - lots of hands being rubbed feverishly the morning after a maths test and our French teacher didnt even restrict himself to caning people at the start of class - his specialty was rapping you on the knuckles with a piece of wood the mad bastard carried expressly for that purpose. Sadistic mofos, but any new teacher who didnt accept that 'discipline' was part of the curriculum was clearly seen as a lesser being. Interesting times.

Apologies to any Monty Python fans out there, but tell that to young kids today and they wont believe you.

how many kids would be needed to take down a teacher off school grounds ?

Get the full story first.

Do you speak fluent Thai? Does your nephew speak fluent English? Who else have you spoken to to corroborate his story?