Police, schools meet on violence

Published: 2/09/2010 at 02:55 PM
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Police and representatives of schools with a violence problem have agreed to step up measures to prevent clashes between students.

The loose agreement was reached in a meeting on Thursday between police represented by Pol Gen Panupong Singhara, a police adviser, and Pol Lt-Gen Santhan Chayanont, the Metropolitan Police chief, and representatives of Bang Kapi Technology School, Krungthep Industrial Works School, and Dusit Technical School.

Manoj Ketkrachang, of Bang Kapi Technology, said it was agreed that teachers be assigned to watch spots prone to clashed near their schools in the morning and afternoon.

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Richard Collins

Discussion 11 : 03/09/2010 at 09:25 AM11
They have been talking about shutting down these schools if the problem continues since I first came to Thailand 8 years ago - the problems continue but the schools stay open!
Error

Discussion 10 : 02/09/2010 at 11:25 PM10
I agree to 6 and 9, and i do hope that parenting is put back on the agenda in the Thai society. The government should possibly also consider punishing parents of under aged children committing crimes. I have also witnessed the tendency of Thai parents carefree attitude towards upbringing, and hope that it changes before things spin out of control.
teddy

Discussion 9 : 02/09/2010 at 09:19 PM9
Dis.6 You are correct:
"Don't they know how to raise their children and teach them what's right and wrong, and to respect other people and their lives"
That is a major problem in thai society.
Many people(adult,politican etc.) do not know what is right and what is wrong. Everybody who lives in Th just look aeound in your village and see how the thai youth is behaving.
John

Discussion 8 : 02/09/2010 at 08:39 PM8
To the person in Discussion #7, obviously he doesn't know the value of vocational high schools (trade schools)! It's how they are operated which counts.I graduated from one in electronics (Quincy,Mass.)in 1966. I worked in Thailand as the Thaicom satellite control manager for almost 10 years(1992-2000). The gang problem has many factors involved. What about the 90% students who want to learn a trade? Please engage your brain before putting your mouth in gear!
Manny

Discussion 7 : 02/09/2010 at 07:16 PM7
There was also talk from the Ministry of Education warning that these schools of technology would be shut down if this continues. As much as I support education, I have to agree with the minister. Shut each and every one down. They seem to do nothing except become a magnet for violent gangsters and murderers. If these kids would have paid attention in high school, there would be no need for these places. Let em' plow the fields and scrub toilets. Enough is enough of allowing these thugs to murder innocent people.
Mingo

Discussion 6 : 02/09/2010 at 07:15 PM6
Where are the parents in these problems with their young kids? Don't they know how to raise their children and teach them what's right and wrong, and to respect other people and their lives. Looks like they don't know what's going on in the heads of their own kids or what they are doing... or maybe they too don't respect other people
ron1947

Discussion 5 : 02/09/2010 at 05:52 PM5
Someone once suggested abolishing school uniforms which although radical for Thailand would probably work well in schools that have these sorts of pack mentality problems; then outside the school grounds, no one will know which school each student belongs to and hence reduce the rivalry etc.
Manny

Discussion 4 : 02/09/2010 at 04:26 PM4
This is the solution?
While the intentions might be good, but asking the teachers to monitor high risk situations is not going to work. They are not properly trained to deal with thugs and armed gangsters, and if I were in their shoes, I sure as heck would not consider such a deal. Police, this is your job, not the teacher's job!

Sure, suspend the students if they are violent, carry weapons, or commit serious crimes. Wouldn't it be even better if the police were notified immediately, the criminals arrested, charged, and serve serious jail/prison/community service if found guilty. A mere suspension or expulsion from the school is not the answer.
monk

Discussion 3 : 02/09/2010 at 04:17 PM3
The measurements that the authorities are taken could not solve the existing problems between schools gangs. They will continue fighting each other in different places. Heroism, sense of superiority and sometimes even conflicts of interest are the reasons that they are fighting for. The Police should form a special unit to studies the reasons behind these problems and start doing the police work. Don't under estimated the problem that could bring to the society. All majors criminals gangs started at schools.
monk

Discussion 2 : 02/09/2010 at 04:04 PM2
The Thai Media also are responsible for the students violence. They promote violence in their opera soup programmes. In most cases, they promoted violence as the way to deal with conflicts between two parties. The problem was that most of the Thais viewers thought that it was a normal way in Thai society.

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