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Kanchanaburi school principal accused of abusing girls

Deputy Education Minister Akaranun Khankittinan and Pavena Hongsakula, president of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, hear complaints from the parents of 11 students about abuse by a Kanchanaburi school principal on Thursday. (Screengrab from Pavena Foundation video)

Education authorities have ordered a disciplinary investigation into a school principal in Kanchanaburi who is accused of sexually abusing 11 schoolgirls.

Deputy Education Minister Akaranun Khankittinan on Thursday visited the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women in Bangkok to hear complaints from the parents and 11 students, ranging from Pathom Suksa 5 to Mathayom Suksa 3 (Grades 5-9) at the school.

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