The Teacher Civil Service and Educational Personnel Commission’s new ethics guidelines for Thai teachers contain what seems like a fairly common-sense clause: It says that teachers should not be allowed to profit off of their students.
Specifically, the Commission has called on teachers to stop plying their pupils with cosmetics, insurance and dietary supplements.
Among the other strictures put forth by the Commission are invocations for teachers to stop “distorting facts” and be held accountable for their actions.
The Bangkok Post reports that teachers who fail to adhere to the new guidelines will risk disciplinary action, and that the guidelines themselves will be subject to review once every four years.
