Since the infamous mug throwing scandal in August, many speculated and commented on what the punishment for the teacher should be, and now, the results are in.
In the end, teacher Paithoon Klaengkrathok, 58, will receive nothing more than a reduced salary for what he did. According to an education official in Nakhon Ratchasima province, he has done nothing that warrants severe punishment. The evidence and eyewitnesses said that he truly didn’t intend to hurt the student, and that the mug only hit her after ricocheting off the window.
Still, most netizens agree that he shouldn’t have been throwing mugs in the first place.
“The investigation found that there was a basis of offense. The [board] will convene a disciplinary investigation of him for non-severe offenses,” said Somsong Kuen-nguleuam, an education official.
In previous interviews, Narudee disputed the account of the mug hitting her accidentally, instead saying that he intentionally aimed for her, reported Khaosod.
“Did the student have to die for it to be considered a severe offense?” Matchima Supaeng, Narudee’s aunt, asked several reporters after finding out the disappointing news about Paithoon’s light punishment.
In addition to the decrease in salary, he has been transferred to another school.
Let’s hope he doesn’t start throwing bigger objects, but he’ll probably get away with it if he does.
