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The Thaiger – Lopburi Educator Faces Inquiry Over 800-Squat Discipline Method

Article Summary:

On February 5, Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) launched an investigation into a Lopburi teacher after a student was reportedly punished with 800 squats for not submitting homework. The punishment caused severe leg pain, leading to the student’s hospitalization.

This incident gained significant national attention when the boy’s father disclosed the health repercussions of the punishment. OBEC confirmed the disciplinary action occurred at a secondary school in Lopburi and quickly dispatched a fact-finding team to investigate the matter.

Initial findings from the Lopburi Secondary Educational Service Area Office corroborated the boy’s account of the punishment. In response, OBEC has formed a formal investigative committee to examine the actions of the teacher involved in this distressing case.

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Lopburi teacher under investigation for 800 squat punishment

Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) today, February 5, launched an investigation into a teacher in Lopburi province after confirming that a student was indeed ordered to perform 800 squats as punishment.

The case gained national attention after the boy’s father revealed that his son had been hospitalised with severe leg pain after being punished with 800 squats for not submitting homework.

OBEC issued a statement today confirming the disciplinary measure had occurred at a secondary school in Lopburi. A fact-finding team was sent to investigate immediately after the case surfaced on social media.

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Initial findings by the Lopburi Secondary Educational Service Area Office confirmed that the punishment indeed took place.

As a result, a formal investigative committee has been appointed, and the teacher in question has…

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