Angthong College of Dramatic Arts
News has broken today in the Thai newspapers and TV of the mass caning of girls at Angthong College of Dramatic Arts.
The teacher concerned is Mr Phansak Thanpo,
He caned many girls, some of them 57 times, for failing exams.
He has been summoned to the police station but is claiming that no one can touch him and that he will be caning all the girls again on the 31st May 2011.
The school is a dramatic arts college so they are under the regulations of the Ministry of Culture and may not have to abide by Ministry of Education regulations which strictly forbid corporal punishment. This remains to be seen as we do not think this has ever been tested before in court.
However, the Child Protection Act 2005 bans ALL corporal punishment in ALL schools so we cannot see they have a defence.
Directors email address is k_thongman@hotmail.com if you wish to email her to let her know how you feel.
57 times for failing an exam is not only ridiculous it is inhuman and barbaric in the extreme.
Childline have been notified, as have UNICEF and the Ministry of Education but as yet we are unsure what they can do. We hope that this teacher and this director are charged and get their day in court and then many years in a Thai jail for this terrible crime.
Posted on May 29, 2011, in Thai Teachers and tagged Angthong College of Dramatic Art, Anhthong college, Mr Pansak Thanpo, Mr Phansak Thanpo, Pansak Thampo, Phansak Thanpo, Thailand. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Thai Teachers 
ANIMALS no other way to describe them fu****g animals
LOL 3rd world country and always will be. Animals should be in a ZOO not teaching in schools
They bring terrible shame on Thailand, so sorry everbody for these people.
57 times for fail an exam? Wow this is another planet. Sounds like he is on drugs or enjoying it too much.
The Ministry of Education issued the following statement.
“Even though colleges of dramatic arts fall under the purview of the Culture Ministry’s Bunditpatanasilpa Institution, they must abide by the ministry’s regulations on student punishment”.
In other words the caning was a breach of criminal law.
It will be very interesting to see the results of the internal enquiry given all the publicity. If the teacher is not dismissed and referred to the authorities to have his licence reviewed, Mrs Thongman is going to look very very bad. She has made a complete joke of this case and should have let the police do their job.