Lamgang School Lunch Drama: Quality Suspected, Re-investigation Launched

MGR Online•Society•1d ago

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Authorities are re-investigating a complaint about the quality and quantity of lunch meals at a rural Lampang school, though initial checks found the reported menu matched the food served.

•The Primary Educational Service Area Office (SPP) Zone 1 Lampang is leading a re-investigation into a complaint about children's lunch at a mountain school.
•The complaint, stemming from the "Strong Anti-Corruption Club of the North," alleged poor quality and quantity of food, with menus not matching what was served.
•Initial checks conducted on February 16, 2026, by SPP and local administrative officials found the food served matched the reported menus for February 9-10, 2026.
•The school director suggested the complaint might be due to malicious intent or an attempt to frame the school's staff.

Overview

•On February 16, 2026, the Primary Educational Service Area Office (SPP) Zone 1 Lampang led a team to re-investigate a complaint regarding children's lunch.
•The complaint was initiated by the "Strong Anti-Corruption Club of the North" via a social media post questioning transparency and alleging poor quality and quantity of food.
•Officials, including Deputy Director of SPP Zone 1 Lampang, Mr. Kriangsak Ketthongma, inspected Mae San School in Mae Mo District, Lampang.
•The school director, Niwat Phoi, stated that the menus in question, from February 9-10, 2026, were served as reported and were suitable for lunch.
•The school director suggested the complaint was potentially an act of vindictiveness or an attempt to discredit school staff.
•A committee has been formed to further investigate the matter, chaired by the director of Ban Mae San School, with results to be reported to SPP Zone 1.
•Ban Dong Subdistrict Administrative Organization has proposed involving the community and parents in a school-level committee to monitor food quality and quantity weekly.
•The budget for school lunches is 27 THB per student per day, serving 56 students, totaling 1,512 THB daily.

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Key Quotes

Unknown complainant

"The menu was not as advertised. The reported menu: steamed rice + pork nam prik ong + boiled egg + vegetables + apple. But what children actually received: only 'nam prik ong' with pork fat, no boiled egg, no fruit. Question is, where did the disbursed ingredients go? Low quantity, low quality."

รายการเมนูไม่ตรงปก ซึ่งตรวจสอบพบว่า เมนูที่แจ้ง : ข้าวสวย + น้ำพริกอ่องหมู + ไข่ต้ม + ผักเคียง + แอปเปิ้ล แต่ ของจริงที่เด็กได้รับ : มีเพียง “น้ำพริกอ่อง” ที่เห็นแต่มันหมูไม่มีไข่ต้ม ไม่มีผลไม้ คำถามคือ วัตถุดิบที่เบิกจ่ายไป อยู่ตรงไหน?ปริมาณก็น้อย คุณภาพต่ำ

Key Entities

Organization

Primary Educational Service Area Office (SPP) Zone 1 Lampang(สพป.เขต1 ลำปาง)

An office responsible for overseeing primary education in Lampang province, leading the re-investigation into the school lunch complaint.

Ban Dong Subdistrict Administrative Organization(อบต.บ้านดง)

A local administrative organization involved in the inspection and proposing further community involvement in monitoring school lunches.

Strong Anti-Corruption Club of the North(ชมรมStrongต้านทุจริตภาคเหนือ)

An anti-corruption group that initially posted about the alleged issues with the school's lunch program.

Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA)(สมศ.)

An organization responsible for school evaluations, during which the alleged lunch irregularities occurred.

Place

Mae San School(โรงเรียนแม่ส้าน)

The mountain school in Mae Mo District, Lampang, at the center of the controversy regarding its children's lunch program.

Ban Dong Subdistrict(ต.บ้านดง)

The subdistrict in Mae Mo District, Lampang, where Mae San School is located and where the Ban Dong Subdistrict Administrative Organization operates.

Mae Mo District(อ.แม่เมาะ)

The district in Lampang Province where Mae San School is situated.

Person

Mr. Kriangsak Ketthongma(นายเกรียงศักดิ์ เกศทองมา)

Deputy Director of SPP Zone 1 Lampang, who participated in the re-investigation of the lunch program.

Mrs. Natthiya Upakij(นางณัฐิยา อุปกิจ)

Deputy President of Ban Dong Subdistrict Administrative Organization, involved in the inspection.

Mrs. Siriwan Kreuwong(นางศิริพร เครือวงศ์)

Head of the Secretariat at Ban Dong Subdistrict Administrative Organization, involved in the inspection.

Mrs. Kanittha Suejsajapong(นางกนิษฐา ซื่อสัจจาพงษ์)

Head of the Administration Division at Ban Dong Subdistrict Administrative Organization, involved in the inspection.

Mr. Monthon Inchuengjan(นายมณฑล อินเจือจันทร์)

Director of Mae Mae Mo (Community 1) Kindergarten School, who is assigned as the chairman of the fact-finding committee.

Mr. Kaew Laapma(นายแก้ว ลาภมา)

Village Advisor who participated in the meeting regarding the school lunch issue.

Niwat Phoi(นิวัติ พอใจ)

Director of Mae San School, who provided information and explanations regarding the lunch program.