The assistant teacher accused of striking a seven-year-old student with a metal ruler has submitted a resignation letter, but education authorities confirm the investigation will continue regardless of his employment status.
The incident, which occurred on Oct 2 at Ban Mae Chang School in Mae Mo district, involved a first-grader known locally as “Nong Pot” or “Nong Porsche”.
The boy allegedly took marshmallows from the teacher’s desk because his mother had no money to give him for school that day. In response, the teacher slapped the child, struck him with a ruler, pinched his neck and forced him to clean the school restroom.
The case has sparked widespread public outrage and was formally reported to Mae Mo police station, with the child’s mother taking him in to give a statement on Monday.
Thanayut Kamphira, deputy director of Lampang Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, confirmed that the teacher’s resignation will be approved.
However, he insisted that the disciplinary investigation will proceed independently. “The resignation does not affect the process. We will work for transparency and fairness,” he said.