Sarasas school: We did not urge sacked teacher to file police complaint

On Sunday, Decha Kittiwithayanun, a lawyer and president of Thanai Klai Thuk Lawyer Network, took Onuma to Chaiyaphreug Police Station to file a complaint against Charnwit (last name withheld) and his wife, parents of a student, for allegedly assaulting Onuma on September 25 at the school.
Decha said Charnwit and his wife assaulted Onuma in anger after they saw CCTV footage of Onuma punishing students in the classroom by banging their heads on their desks, pushing them to the ground or twisting their ears.
Onuma had claimed that she received backing from Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School to file the case against the parents.
The story has since become a hot issue on social media.
In response to Onuma’s claim, the school clarified on its Facebook page that Decha was only hired to advise on legal issues, with the aim to stop the dispute between the school and parents over physical abuse at the school.
The school assured parents that it had no intention to fight them and did not urge Onuma to take action against the parents.
Onuma was sacked from Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek on September 24 after she was interrogated and confessed to the abusive action against kindergarteners in her class.
On Tuesday, a case of abuse was filed with police in Nonthaburi again after parents of a student saw CCTV footage of the ex-teacher allegedly stripping their girl naked in front of a Filipino teacher. The incident took place on September 18.
On the same day, Provincial Police Region 1 said investigators found 54 cases of child abuse at 10 Sarasas Witaed schools located in areas under its jurisdiction. Up to 13 teachers have been found responsible.
The police said they would summon executives of all Nonthaburi Sarasas branches on Wednesday to acknowledge charges of violating the Teacher’s Act.