Thai teacher caught on cellphone beating
pupil
BANGKOK (AFP) - – A Thai teacher faces prosecution after
cellphone footage showed him beating a pupil and slamming the boy's
head into a whiteboard for forgetting his textbook, officials and
reports said Tuesday.
The video, shown on local television stations, showed the male
teacher at a privately-run Thai-Chinese secondary school in Bangkok
grabbing the 12-year-old by his throat and hitting him around the
head several times.
The 29-year-old teacher snapped when the boy responded using
rude language after being reprimanded for failing to bring his
schoolbook to class, the Bangkok Post newspaper said.
Education Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the teacher had
resigned from the Kwongsiew Thai-Chinese school but could still
face charges.
"Although he has quit, the authorities can still prosecute him
if the boy's relatives file a complaint with police," Jurin told
Channel 3 television.
There has been concern in Thailand in recent weeks after several
video clips of student brawls filmed on cellphones were posted on
the Internet.