The Thai government has approved the termination of after-school caretaking duties for teachers, following a recent assault on a primary school teacher in Chiang Rai by a 38 year old man during her shift. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced on Tuesday at the mobile cabinet meeting held at the Ranong Civic Centre.
The caretaking duties, which were imposed on teachers and other civil agency employees, were first introduced in a resolution on July 6, 1999. The resolution mandated all staff to safeguard their workplaces outside their work hours, including night shifts, weekends, and holidays.
Deputy Education Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul shared that the decision to repeal this ruling came with the advent of security-related technology, specifically CCTV, which was not widely available when the resolution was first put in place. However, the topic…
