Chai Nat

CHAI NAT: -- A school in Chainat has set up an investigative committee after a 16 year old female student alleged on Facebook that she was attacked by a teacher.

The incident occurred on September 27. The student in M5 (Year 12) posted pictures of an injury to her breast area claiming that she had been hit repeatedly under her ear and in the chest area, reports tnamcot.

The student said she had come into school to take a test with some friends. A male teacher at the gate needed to call down the subject teacher in question to verify this. When this teacher came down some of the students friends said they had work to deliver.

This created some confusion as to why they were visiting school that day and the student is alleged to have raised her voice.

The student claimed that the teacher on the gate was angry and hit her under the ear then hit her chest area repeatedly. There were several witnesses. The fight and disagreement went on for the best part of a minute.

After this the student went to do her test. Later in the day her father took her to police to call for the prosecution of the teacher.

And the director of the school was informed.

School director Tawan Tantheeraphongsaid that both sides presented a different story but that witnesses suggested the teacher was in the wrong so a committee has been set up to get to the truth.

He said that the teacher claims he did not attack the student. He put his hands up to defend himself and was attacked first. The student was showing disrespectful behavior.

The committee is expected to report its findings within two weeks.

A local human rights group is showing an interest in the case.