'Pay 400b or fail' college accusation
published : 12 Jan 2024 at 12:00
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
The Vocational Education Commission (VEC) has begun an investigation into accusations that a teacher at Roi Et Technical College gave every student in his class an F in a test and demanded money to change it.
A student claimed on social media that the teacher failed everyone on Wednesday and demanded 400 baht to fix it. However, the price was later reduced to 200 baht, the post said.
The post said everyone ended up paying 200 baht each and uploaded pictures of transaction receipts.
It claimed that the teacher gave As and Bs to students who paid in previous tests.
The VEC said a fact-finding panel was formed after it received information from the college about the allegation against the teacher on Thursday.
The VEC has cancelled a course supervised by the accused teacher and will seek solutions, it said.
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Vocabulary
- accusation: a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved - ข้อกล่าวหา
- accused: to be said to have done something wrong or committed a crime - ถูกกล่าวหา
- allegation: an accusation; a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved - ข้อกล่าวหา
- claim: to say that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it - อ้าง
- demand: to ask for something very firmly - เรียกร้อง, ต้องการ
- panel: a group of people who make decisions or judgments - คณะกรรมการ
- receipt: a piece of paper which proves that money, goods or information have been received - ใบเสร็จ, ใบรับ
- transaction: the action or process of buying or selling something - การค้า
