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PENCHAN CHAROENSUTHIPAN

More abuse claims at Sarasas school

An image from a video shows a teacher pushing a 3-year-old to the floor in the presence of other staff at the privately run Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School in Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi on Sept 23.

The private school at the centre of abuse allegations was hit by more claims of maltreatment on Thursday.

Parents of 39 Grade 2 students at Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek, a large private school in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi, filed a further complaint with police, claiming children had been hit by a music teacher with a dustpan.

One father said the school had offered the children free extra tutorial classes for three months -- plus free ice cream -- and allowed them to watch cartoons to try to make up for the scandal and hush it up.

He demanded the resignation of the music teacher, claiming he had no licence to teach, and vowed to take the strongest action he could against him.


The same school hit the headlines after video recordings posted on social media showed an unqualified teacher physically abusing a kindergarten pupil while her assistants watched.

Meanwhile, a group of parents at Sarasas Witaed Bangbuathong, Nonthaburi, gave staff a petition signed by 500 parents urging the principal to improve the school's childcare standards and install CCTV cameras throughout the premises.

No student abuse has been reported at this branch, however.

The parents' ongoing anger came as a seminar on school violence was held yesterday, at which one Sarasas parent said the schools should be closed down if they failed to properly address the problem of teacher abuse.

The man claimed Sarasas was still refusing to take any blame for what had happened.

The school's executive had angered parents of the abused students even more with his immature interview and lack of remorse, he said.

He said parents were not demanding money, as claimed by the school's executive; all they wanted was for the school to improve its standards and ensure the children's safety.


The Teachers' Council of Thailand is preparing to file complaints against four kindergarten teachers who abused students at Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School.

They are Khru Jum, who was seen abusing students in a viral video clip, a Filipino teacher and two other teachers working in the same class.

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