Thai teacher punishes pupils for flouting hair rules, shaves heads to create bald patches
Teacher reportedly brandishes a gun to intimidate students
A teacher in Thailand was fired after he shaved bald spots into the heads of dozens of tertiary school students who violated the school policy on hair, a punishment that sparked widespread criticism online.
On August 23, Thaich8 News reported that a teacher from the mechanical engineering department at Maesod Technical College in Western Thailand claimed that students’ hair lengths exceeded school regulations, so he shaved portions of the tops of their heads, leaving bald spots.
A total of 66 students were subjected to this treatment, according to Thai media outlet Onenews31.
The teacher was also accused of brandishing a firearm to intimidate the students.
The school said they had fired the teacher for his actions, which they said were inappropriate and excessive.
A Thai barber known as “Choppy Champ” recently took to Facebook to criticise the punishment that he claimed left the students’ hair in terrible condition.