Teachers in deep South vow to stay on regardless

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Teachers in deep South vow to stay on regardless

Published: 16 Jan 2013 at 17.36
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Despite plunging morale and fears for their safety, teachers in the most dangerous region in Thailand on Wednesday promised not to dessert their students for safer schools.

"Teachers here will never abandon their teaching duty and the three southern border provinces until death take them away from their students," said Kritsana Warattanawong, director of Ban Kae Na School in Muang district of Narathiwat.

He was speaking on behalf of a meeting of 700 teachers after a one-minute silence in memory of their colleagues who have been killed on duty on Wednesday, Teachers' Day, when schools were closed.

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HowIWish
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Discussion 4 : 16 Jan 2013 at 20.054
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Putting commitment and love of their job first, their safety second. Should they be criticised of congratulated? I'll let the teachers decide the answer.
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The teachers are sadly instrumentalized. Shame on their ingenuity.
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Discussion 2 : 16 Jan 2013 at 19.482
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The teachers are either really devoted or, very brave or,............. not to smart ! If
they were to just walk out, all of them, the government would have to do something and quickly. In other countries the slaying of just 1, ( one ), teacher would be a major catastrophe !
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Discussion 1 : 16 Jan 2013 at 19.131
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The nation's real heroes!
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