School chief shifted over tea money complaint

School chief shifted over tea money complaint

Viroj Samruan, the director of Samsenwittayalai School, holds a rose after meeting with students and alumni offering him moral support at the school in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
Viroj Samruan, the director of Samsenwittayalai School, holds a rose after meeting with students and alumni offering him moral support at the school in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)

The director of Samsenwittayalai School has been transferred to an advisory position at the Education Ministry after being accused of receiving a 400,000-baht bribe from a parent of a student, a charge he denies.

Local media reported that Viroj Samruan had been made an adviser to a newly formed committee to improve services at the Bangkok office of the Secondary Educational Services Area.

The assignment was reported to be a temporary transfer, effective from Monday, while authorities investigate the bribery allegation.

Mr Viroj on Monday denied the allegation that he had received a parent's bribe. He said the widely shared video clip had been doctored to frame him as some school alumni were upset that their children could not be enrolled at the school.

Chana Wongmusik, a former provincial councillor in Nakhon Si Thammarat and an alumnus of Samsenwittayalai School, said on Saturday that the government should order all school directors and deputies to declare their assets.

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