Thai Schoolboy Punished To Death For Failing To Turn In His Homework

2020-09-10 , 6:27 am

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Last-gen punishment methods may seem to be a thing of the past here in Singapore…

But it seems that elsewhere, they are still pretty prevalent.

Which is, for the most part, a worrying notion because at the end of the line…

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You really can’t be 100% sure whether your punishment attempt is a valid one, or one that crosses the line.

And if I were to quote a case as an example?

Well, you would not have to look further than the following piece.

Thai School Punishes Schoolboy To Death For Not Doing His Homework

According to AsiaOne, a schoolboy in Thailand has died after being forced to do 100 squat jumps, for supposedly failing to turn in his homework.

He was reportedly ill at the time.

The shocking revelation came to light when the schoolboy’s uncle, Pramot Eiamsuksai, posted an explanatory post on Facebook.

Apparently, his 13-year-old nephew had first fallen ill on Monday (31 August) and was taken to the hospital last Wednesday.

The young boy returned to school the very next day on Thursday (3 September).

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Despite the boy’s condition, his teacher insisted on punishing him for failing to hand in his assignment.

To make up for it, he was instructed to do 100 squat jumps.

On Friday (4 September), the boy fell sick once again and was tucked into bed by his parents.

He did not wake up the next morning.

According to the news report, doctors believe that the boy may have passed away in his sleep sometime around 3:00 a.m.

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The cause is speculated to be cardiac malfunction.

Meanwhile, the school has contacted the family on Tuesday (8 September) to offer its apologies, and take responsibility for the incident.

Apparently, the boy’s family, though angry, wish for the case to serve as an example for all the punishment-happy teachers out there…

Especially those who don’t think twice before inflicting punishment (of a physical nature) upon their students.

And having read about the case, I can see where they’re coming from.

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It’s one thing to be punished for doing something wrong; it’s quite another to face a punishment of a physical form when you’re sick.

After all, there are limits that you can cross, limits that you have to take precautionary measures to cross…

And limits that are inadvisable to cross at all.

With that said, we hope that the boy will be able to rest in peace despite everything and that his family will recover from this horrifying setback.