BANGKOK, 15 April 2015, The Office of Basic Education Commission (OBEC) is making a blacklist of ill-behaved teachers and other personnel who violate students’ rights. The office said the list will be part of an internal inspection system while giving an assurance that OBEC itself would lend a hand investigating institutional staff members suspected of such violations.
Mr.Thipa Bhawangkanantha, OBEC’s Head of the Child Protection Center, explained several complaints have been made on the matter, saying that his center is responsible for aiding and protecting child victims, while investigating such allegations.
He said, in order to speed up the Child Protection Center’s work, the blacklist will be established. Mr. Thipa elaborated that the list would consist of the names of personnel from the education sector who have already been warned about violating students’ rights. He believes that initially the list will be used to examine a teacher’s qualifications, adding that schools can also request a background check of any particular instructor at the OBEC.
