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Investigation into Buriram school director for hitting student

Investigation into Buriram school director for hitting student

Khaosod•Politics•33m ago

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Deputy Education Minister Akaranan Kannakittinan has ordered an urgent probe into a Buriram school director accused of hitting students with a spray can.

  • •A school director in Buriram allegedly used the bottom of a spray can to hit a 7-year-old Grade 1 student.
  • •The incident occurred because the student could not recite Chinese vocabulary, and other classmates were reportedly punished similarly.
  • •Deputy Education Minister Akaranan Kannakittinan ordered the Buriram Primary Educational Service Area Office to investigate the facts within 7 days.
  • •The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has been coordinated to provide mental health support for the affected children.

Overview

  • •A parent reported that a school director in Buriram used a spray can to hit a 7-year-old female Grade 1 student on the head.
  • •The student was punished because the student was unable to recite Chinese vocabulary.
  • •The student suffered swelling and bruising on the forehead, and other students were reported to have been punished in a similar manner.
  • •Akaranan Kannakittinan ordered the Buriram Primary Educational Service Area Office to establish a fact-finding committee and visit the area.
  • •Akaranan Kannakittinan instructed the Buriram Primary Educational Service Area Office to check the school director's history for previous violent behavior or complaints.
  • •Akaranan Kannakittinan coordinated with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to care for the mental state of the affected children.
  • •Akaranan Kannakittinan demanded that the investigation be completed and summarized within 7 days.
  • •Akaranan Kannakittinan stated on November 13, 2026, that there would be no exceptions in disciplinary action if wrongdoing is proven.

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Key Quotes

Akaranan Kannakittinan
"If the investigation finds actual wrongdoing, disciplinary action and appropriate punishment must be taken without exception, even if the accused is a school director."
หากผลสอบสวนพบว่ามีการกระทำผิดจริง จะต้องดำเนินการทางวินัยและลงโทษตามความเหมาะสม ไม่มีการละเว้น แม้ผู้ถูกกล่าวหาจะเป็นผู้อำนวยการโรงเรียนก็ตาม

Key Entities

Person

Akaranan Kannakittinan(อัครนันท์ กัณณ์กิตตินันท์)
Deputy Minister of Education and Chairman of the Center for the Protection of Rights, Liberties, and Safety.

Organization

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️
The ministry under which Deputy Minister Akaranan Kannakittinan serves.
Center for the Protection of Rights, Liberties, and Safety(ศูนย์พิทักษ์สิทธิ เสรีภาพ และความปลอดภัย)
The center chaired by Akaranan Kannakittinan.
Buriram Primary Educational Service Area Office(สำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษาประถมศึกษาบุรีรัมย์)
The agency ordered by Akaranan Kannakittinan to investigate the facts and the school director's history.
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(กระทรวงการพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์)ℹ️
The ministry coordinated to provide mental health care for the affected children.

Place

Buriram Province(จ.บุรีรัมย์)ℹ️
The location of the school where the reported incident occurred.