Violence in south to delay end of semester exams
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The spirit of teachers in the deep southern province of Narathiwat has sunk to an all-time low following the shooting of one of their number from Baan Bor Ngo School in Rangae district on Monday.
The school abruptly suspended classes after learning of the fate of Komsun Chomyong, who became the 152 nd member of the country’s educational personnel to be killed in the southern violence since 2004.
Sanguan Indharak, the president of the Teachers’ Federation of Narathiwat, said Tuesday troops have sealed the area in the district where Komsun was killed in an attempt to find the culprits.
“Our spirit has been low for years due to the daily violence in the region. But now it is at its lowest because of Monday’s attack on Kru Komsun,” he said.
Sanguan was speaking after attending an urgent meeting of teachers’ federations in the southern region in Songkhla province. The meeting agreed that the situation has worsened and that the lives of teachers and students are at risk. They are thus considering postponing the final examinations of the first semester so as to close the first semester earlier than scheduled.
“It is possible that the final exams will be conducted at the beginning of the second semester to allow security officials to control the situation and to reduce risks to teachers and students,” he said.
Each school is allowed to make its own decision whether to speed up the examinations and end the semester before time or to delay the exams to the next semester.
