Two boys, aged 8 and 9, trashed the classroom of older students when the entire school was away on a field trip on Wednesday, according to police.
The incident happened at a classroom of Prathom 6 students, at Baan Nong Muang Nong Tae School. The teachers returned to find their classroom completely wrecked.
According to the police, two boys, who study in Prathom 3 and 4 levels, broke into the classroom through the window and destroyed most of textbooks, a computer and other learning materials in the class.
See the paint on the floor? Police said the little troublemakers took out the printer’s cartridge and smeared the ink on the floor and furniture.
It wasn’t reported how police tracked the young perpetrators down.
Parents of the boys, who were also not identified, reportedly broke out in tears as they could not afford to compensate the school.
The cost of damage was estimated at THB60,000, but the school only demanded THB40,000 from the parents, who obliged.
The children said they only wanted to play and did not think their actions were considered destruction of the public properties.
No charges were pressed against the boys, Komchadluek reported.
