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[Sutherland]

I'm posting this because I worked at this school:

http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2010/08/31/thai-catholic-school-teacher-caught-caning-students/comment-page-1/#comment-20144

Not a pleasant school to work at by any means, but that's besides the point. I've seen other teachers cane their students at this school, and maybe because of my experience there I thought corporeal punishment was fairly standard in Thailand, although I was also told it was illegal. Anyone have input on this issue? Is it just Marie Vithaya or is it common at other schools?

[tttompatz]

[NigerianWhisper]

Never seen it myself and I previously worked at 3 different Thai schools

[bulgogiboy]

I saw it at a school I worked at. I questioned whether the teachers should have been caning the kids, and was told it was kind of 'don't ask, don't tell'. The canings were fairly mild though, I have to say.