OBEC official faces backlash after praising teachers' self-funded hous

MGR Online•General•1d ago

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A Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of the Basic Education Commission faced online criticism for praising teachers who used personal funds to renovate government housing.

•Dr. Pichet Wantong praised two teachers at Ayutthaya Witthayalai School for self-funding the renovation of their dilapidated housing.
•The incident occurred during an inspection visit in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, reported on July 19.
•Netizens criticized the government's lack of budget for teacher housing and accused officials of using the teachers' sacrifice for image-building.

Overview

•Dr. Pichet Wantong posted on Facebook about visiting Ayutthaya Witthayalai School after seeing a TikTok clip of two teachers renovating their residence.
•Acting Sub-Lieutenant Pawida Chanthakhan and Mr. Phacharapol Phonthi, computer teachers, used their own money to repair their dilapidated government housing.
•Dr. Pichet Wantong expressed genuine admiration for the teachers' creativity and love for their workplace.
•Netizens reacted strongly, criticizing the state for not providing budget for housing and mocking officials for taking photos after the work was finished.
•The backlash stems from systemic issues regarding dilapidated teacher housing and a perceived lack of government welfare.
•Netizens called on the Ministry of Education to allocate budgets for housing repairs nationwide instead of focusing on temporary image-building.
•The controversy reflects the long-standing frustration of teachers and the public regarding structural welfare problems in the education sector.

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Key Quotes

Netizens

"It's embarrassing; didn't help them with anything but came to take photos for face."

เขินนะ ไม่ได้ช่วยอะไรเค้า แต่มาถ่ายรูปเอาหน้า

Netizens

"Whatever care or attention is claimed, they used their own money to renovate; just came to take photos for face."

ห่วงใยใส่ใจอะไร ก็ใช้เงินตัวเองรีโนเวททั้งนั้น มาถ่ายรูปเอาหน้าเฉยๆ

Netizens

"So fake."

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Key Entities

Person

Dr. Pichet Wantong(ดร.พิเชฐร์ วันทอง)

Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of the Basic Education Commission who praised teachers for renovating their housing.

Acting Sub-Lieutenant Pawida Chanthakhan(ว่าที่ร้อยตรี ปวิดา จันทะขาล)

A computer teacher at Ayutthaya Witthayalai School who used personal funds to renovate government housing.

Mr. Phacharapol Phonthi(นายพชรพล พลธี)

A computer teacher at Ayutthaya Witthayalai School who used personal funds to renovate government housing.

Organization

Office of the Basic Education Commission(สพฐ.)ℹ️

The organization where Dr. Pichet Wantong serves as Deputy Secretary-General.

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️

The government ministry urged by netizens to solve the problem of dilapidated teacher housing nationwide.

Ayutthaya Witthayalai School(โรงเรียนอยุธยาวิทยาลัย)

The school where the teachers who renovated their housing are employed.

Place

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province(จังหวัดพระนครศรีอยุธยา)ℹ️

The location where Dr. Pichet Wantong conducted the inspection visit.