A vice-principal in a Nakhon Ratchasima school may lose his teaching license after smacking and verbally assaulting a student president.
Former vice-principal of Soeng Sang School, Aisoonpiyathorn Juthatham, 53, has been transferred to another school while the Teachers Council of Thailand re-investigates the incident last Friday.
Aisoonpiyathorn was filmed smacking the student president in front of the entire school after a heated argument.
In the video, the Mathayom-five student president, whose identity was not revealed, speaks in front of a crowd of students to encourage them to sign a petition to evict the school board for collecting a THB200 “SMS fee.” The fee would enable the school to text news and information to their parents.
Aisoonpiyathorn then steps in and an argument ensues. The video went viral.
The Teachers Council took matters into its own hands after the Secondary Education Office decided to only deduct five percent off Aisoonpiyathorn’s salary for one month.
The Teachers Council believes Aisoonpiyathorn violated articles 84 and 88 which state teachers must “behave in compliance with standard and professional ethics strictly,” and “be polite to students.”
According to Government Teacher and Education Personnel Act, insulting and mistreating a student is a serious breach of discipline and could lead to Aisoonpiyathorn losing his license, Daily News reported.
